Definition of Sibilance. Sibilance is a literary device where strongly stressed consonants are created deliberately by producing air from vocal tracts through the use of lips and tongue. Such consonants produce hissing sounds.
Definition of maxim - a short, pithy statement expressing a general truth or rule of conduct Definition of maxim - a short, pithy statement expressing a general truth or rule of conduct dictionary
To have or present the often false appearance of being or intending; claim or profess: a novel that purports to be a sailor's memoir; an author who purports to have witnessed the events. noun Meaning that is presented, intended, or implied; import.