"said-bookism" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: said-bookisms [plural]
Etymology: From The Said Book + -ism; coined by James Blish, writing under the pen name William Atheling Jr., after The Said Book, the title of a booklet for aspiring writers listing countless alternatives to the word “said” in writing dialogue. Etymology templates: {{af|en|The Said Book|-ism|alt1=[The] Said Book}} The Said Book + -ism Head templates: {{en-noun}} said-bookism (plural said-bookisms)
  1. (authorship, rare) A verb (such as "explained", "shouted", or "uttered") used to indicate dialogue when writing fiction, chosen so as to avoid using the word "said". Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-said-bookism-en-noun-kGTKOtAf Topics: authorship, broadcasting, communications, film, journalism, literature, media, publishing, television, writing
  2. (authorship, uncountable) The studious avoidance, in writing dialogue, of the word "said". Tags: uncountable Synonyms: bookism
    Sense id: en-said-bookism-en-noun-p2noTtSH Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English links with ignored alt parameters, English terms suffixed with -ism, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 27 73 Disambiguation of English links with ignored alt parameters: 28 72 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ism: 30 70 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 17 83 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 28 72 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 26 74 Topics: authorship, broadcasting, communications, film, journalism, literature, media, publishing, television, writing

Inflected forms

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