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Thread #153852 Message #3605962
Posted By: GUEST,weerover
28-Feb-14 - 03:15 PM
Thread Name: BS: Omitted noun figure of speech
Subject: BS: Omitted noun figure of speech

The \Greeks have a word for everything, it's said. I'm sure there is a word for an adjective with its noun omitted, as in "I haven't the foggiest [idea]" or "A word in your shell-like [ear]", but I can't find it. Anyone?