when someone makes a broad statement based on a small amount of evidence, or applies a...
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a type or category of literature, film and other fields, e.g. autobiography, documentary, drama...
the present participle of a verb, used as a noun, e.g. I like running. Swimming is great.
a list of words with their meanings. The listed words appear, often highlighted in some way, in...
(plural: graffiti) informal writing written or painted illegally on a wall or other public place...