vocabularyclept
vocabularyclept adjective: being a form of poem that is a rearrangement of the words of an existing work.
Adjective
vocabularyclept (not comparable)
- Being a form of poem that is a rearrangement of the words of an existing work.
- It seems reasonable that vocabularyclept poems should be signed first by the poet of combination and second by the poet of permutation, since combination necessarily precedes permutation.1973, Howard W. Bergerson, Palindromes and Anagrams, page 22
- The second text is just a rearrangement by word of the first; it can be seen as a “vocabularyclept” text created from the first. Here's an even simpler vocabularyclept example: This movie was a great experience, and not disappointing. This movie was not a great experience, and disappointing.2016, Nick Montfort, Exploratory Programming for the Arts and Humanities, page 200
Origin of vocabularyclept
From vocabulary + Ancient Greek κλέπτω (kléptō, “I steal”).
Questions about vocabularyclept
- What does vocabularyclept mean?
- Vocabularyclept means being a form of poem that is a rearrangement of the words of an existing work.
- What part of speech is vocabularyclept?
- Vocabularyclept is an adjective.
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