Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Prolog
a computer language designed in Europe to support natural language processing
 
writ of election
a writ ordering the holding of an election
 
pharmacopeia
(pharmacology) a book containing a compilation of pharmaceutical products with their formulas and methods of preparation
 
Pennsylvania Dutch
a dialect of High German spoken in parts of Pennsylvania and Maryland
 
gamma
the 3rd letter of the Greek alphabet
 
folk tale
a tale circulated by word of mouth among the common folk
 
headword
a word placed at the beginning of a line or paragraph (as in a dictionary entry)
 
ZIP code
a code of letters and digits added to a postal address to aid in the sorting of mail
 
dust wrapper
a paper jacket for a book; a jacket on which promotional information is usually printed
 
monthly
a periodical that is published every month (or 12 issues per year)
 
impromptu
an extemporaneous speech or remark
 
Lettish
the official language of Latvia; belongs to the Baltic branch of Indo-European
 
potshot
criticism aimed at an easy target and made without careful consideration
 
processional
religious music used in a procession
 
description
the act of describing something
 
special
a television production that features a particular person or work or topic
 
Karenic
the Tibeto-Burman language spoken in the Thailand and Burmese borderlands
 
season ticket
a ticket good for several trips or to attend a season of entertainments; sold at a reduced rate
 
shmooze
(Yiddish) a warm heart-to-heart talk
 
telephone bill
statement of charges for telephone service
 
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