RE: Oh, my Spartan memory

["Douglas S. Bailey (AL)" <dbailey -at- commandalkon -dot- com>]

The term I'm looking for is one of the figures of speech; the figures of
this type don't stand alone by themselves as jargon do.  They're adjectives,
used to convey added meaning through the use of a relatively esoteric
reference.  The term is itself a noun, just as hyperbole or metaphor are
nouns.

That said, I've ruled out the following:

tacit	abstruse arcane esoteric argot jargon recondite obscure colloquial
slang cant allusion citation

I'm wondering if the term is _metaphor_, but I doubt it...

Doug

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Douglas S. Bailey [mailto:dbailey -at- commandalkon -dot- com]
> Sent: Thursday, April 12, 2001 1:51 PM
> To: 'TECHWR-L'
> Subject: Oh, my Spartan memory
>
>
> What's the generic term for a word that requires special
> insight to be understood completely?  I think I used to know
> but my memory has been rather Spartan lately.
>
> If you know what I mean.
>
> Doug Bailey
> Technical Writer
> Technical Communications Dept.
> Command Alkon
> Email FAX:  (413) 653-1027
>


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