devies

Definitions of devies
  1. noun
    something in an artistic work designed to achieve a particular effect
    synonyms: credo, lijfspreuk, motto
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    stijlfiguur, stijlmiddel
    a use of language that creates a literary effect (but often without regard for literal significance)
    replica
    the repeated use of the same word or word pattern as a rhetorical device
    reticentie
    breaking off in the middle of a sentence (as by writers of realistic conversations)
    afkortingsteken
    address to an absent or imaginary person
    chiasma, chiasme, kruisstelling
    inversion in the second of two parallel phrases
    climax
    arrangement of clauses in ascending order of forcefulness
    hendiadys
    use of two conjoined nouns instead of a noun and modifier
    hypallage
    reversal of the syntactic relation of two words (as in `her beauty's face')
    klanknabootsing, onomatopee, onomatopoësis
    using words that imitate the sound they denote
    paraleipsis, praeteritio
    suggesting by deliberately concise treatment that much of significance is omitted
    polysyndeton
    using several conjunctions in close succession, especially where some might be omitted (as in `he ran and jumped and laughed for joy')
    prolepsis
    anticipating and answering objections in advance
    metafoor
    language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense
    type of:
    performance, praat, schrijfstijl, schrijftrant, schrijfwijze, spraak, stijl, taalgebruik, verhaaltrant, verteltrant, vormgeving
    a way of expressing something (in language or art or music etc.) that is characteristic of a particular person or group of people or period
  2. noun
    a workplace that serves as a telecommunications facility where lines from telephones can be connected together to permit communication
    synonyms: centrale, deviezen, telefooncentrale
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    werkgebied, werkplaats, werkplek
    a place where work is done
  3. noun
    a workplace for buying and selling; open only to members
    synonyms: beurs, beursgebouw, centrale, deviezen, handelsbeurs, telefooncentrale
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    aandelenmarkt, effectenbeurs, effectenhandel, effectenmarkt, fondsenmarkt
    an exchange where security trading is conducted by professional stockbrokers
    type of:
    werkgebied, werkplaats, werkplek
    a place where work is done
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