| EPIRRHEMATIC | • EPIRRHEMATIC adj. of or like an epirrhema, in Greek comedy, the address of the coryphaeus to the audience after the parabasis. |
| HAIRSPLITTER | • hairsplitter n. A stickler person who makes extremely, possibly excessively, fine distinctions (who would separate something… • hair-splitter n. Alternative form of hairsplitter. • HAIRSPLITTER n. one that makes excessively fine distinctions in reasoning. |
| HIEROGRAPHIC | • hierographic adj. Of or relating to sacred writing. • HIEROGRAPHIC adj. related to sacred writing, also HIEROGRAPHICAL. |
| HORRIPILATED | • horripilated adj. Bristling with fear or horror; with fur or hair standing on end. • horripilated v. Simple past tense and past participle of horripilate. • HORRIPILATE v. to produce the erection of hairs on the head or body. |
| HORRIPILATES | • horripilates v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of horripilate. • HORRIPILATE v. to produce the erection of hairs on the head or body. |
| PARISHIONERS | • parishioners n. Plural of parishioner. • PARISHIONER n. a member or inhabitant of a parish. |
| PATRIARCHIES | • patriarchies n. Plural of patriarchy. • PATRIARCHY n. the jurisdiction of a patriarch. |
| PERICHONDRIA | • perichondria n. Plural of perichondrium. • PERICHONDRIUM n. a fibrous membrane covering cartilage except at joints. |
| PERIPHERICAL | • peripherical adj. Peripheral. • PERIPHERICAL adj. (archaic) relating to a periphery, also PERIPHERIC. |
| PERIPHRASING | • periphrasing v. Present participle of periphrase. • PERIPHRASE v. to use more words than are necessary to express an idea. |
| PERIPHRASTIC | • periphrastic adj. Expressed in more words than are necessary. • periphrastic adj. Indirect in naming an entity; circumlocutory. • periphrastic adj. (Grammar) Characterized by periphrasis. |
| PRECHRISTIAN | • pre-Christian adj. Pertaining to the time before the arrival of Christianity, particularly in Western Europe. • pre-Christian n. (Christianity) A person who is not yet a Christian, regarded as a potential convert. • PRECHRISTIAN adj. belonging to the time before Christianity. |
| PREHISTORIAN | • prehistorian n. A student of, or expert in prehistory. • PREHISTORIAN n. an archaeologist who specializes in prehistory. |
| RETAINERSHIP | • retainership n. The practice of charging a retainer fee, or a client relationship based on such a fee. • RETAINERSHIP n. the office of retainer. |
| RETROPHILIAC | • RETROPHILIAC n. one who engages in retrophilia, love of things past. |
| RETROPHILIAS | • RETROPHILIA n. love of things of the past. |
| SERIGRAPHIES | • serigraphies n. Plural of serigraphy. • SERIGRAPHY n. the making of silkscreen prints. |