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Definition of String of words
1. Noun. A linear sequence of words as spoken or written.
Generic synonyms: Language, Linguistic Communication, String
Specialized synonyms: Sentence, Syntagm, Syntagma
Lexicographical Neighbors of String Of Words
Literary usage of String of words
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Antiquary by Edward Walford, John Charles Cox, George Latimer Apperson (1891)
"... gives a far better idea of its character and beautiful design than any mere
string of words. The arms on the three shields above the embattled top of ..."
2. The Paradise Lost by John Milton (1851)
"... nothing more completely destroys the charm of poetry, than a string of words
which the custom of ordinary discourse has arranged in so invariable an ..."
3. The Paradise Lost by John Milton (1850)
"On the other hand, nothing more completely destroys the charm of poetry, than a
string of words which the custom of ordinary discourse has arranged in so ..."
4. Elements of the Philosophy of the Human Mind by Dugald Stewart (1866)
"On the other hand, nothing more completely destroys the charm of poetry, than a
string of words which the custom of ordinary discourse has arranged in so ..."
5. The Monthly Review by Ralph Griffiths (1802)
"... and surest mode of increasing that knowlege is, not by committing a string of
words to memory, but by gradual reading, and translating into Latin. ..."
6. Elements of the Philosophy of the Human Mind by Dugald Stewart (1821)
"On the other hand, nothing more completely destroys the charm of poetry, than a
string of words which the custom of ordinary discourse has arranged in so ..."
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