spreekwijze

Definitions of spreekwijze
  1. noun
    a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
    synonyms: dictum, expressie, gezegde, leenspreuk, proverbium, spreekwoord, uitdrukking, zegswijze
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    ambiguïteit, dubbelzinnigheid
    an expression whose meaning cannot be determined from its context
    eufemisme
    an inoffensive or indirect expression that is substituted for one that is considered offensive or too harsh
    adagium, kenspreuk, kernspreuk, kreet, leus, leuze, parool, partijleus, riedel, schibbolet, sententie, sjibbolet, slagzin, slogan, spreuk, wapenspreuk, zinspreuk
    a favorite saying of a sect or political group
    aforisme, axioma, grondregel, grondstelling, postulaat, zinspreuk
    a saying that is widely accepted on its own merits
    epigram, hekeldicht, hekelrijm, puntdicht, satire, schimpdicht, sneldicht, spotdicht, xeniën
    a witty saying
    adagium, kenspreuk, kernspreuk, proverbium, scheldnaam, schimpnaam, sententie, spotnaam, spreekwoord, spreuk, zinspreuk
    a condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people
    frase, idioom, taaleigen
    an expression whose meanings cannot be inferred from the meanings of the words that make it up
    autobus, brik, bus, rammelkar, rammelkast
    a car that is old and unreliable
    quodlibet, woordenspel, woordspeling
    an ambiguity with one interpretation that is indelicate
    exclamatie, huilbui, huilpartij, leus, leuze, oorlogskreet, parool, uitroep
    a slogan used to rally support for a cause
    aforisme, zinspreuk
    a short pithy instructive saying
    tuinkabouter
    a short pithy saying expressing a general truth
    type of:
    koine, omgangstaal, performance, praat, spraak, spreektaal, taalgebruik
    (language) communication by word of mouth
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