noun
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the act of speaking, uttering; talking.
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that which is said; speech; a saying; utterance.
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an oral agreement to do or not do something; a vow; a promise.
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opinion given as to what to do or how to handle a situation; counsel; advice.
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the ordinary form of written or spoken language, without rhyme or meter; speech or writing; prose.
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a kind of verse, having three unequal lines.
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the rhythmical prose compositions of Vīraśaiva devotees, which run like metrical verses.
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(gram.) a characteristic, as of nouns and verbs, indicating whether a given utterance involves reference to one or more than one entity; number.