Inflection and Line

Inflection

Inflection noun - Something that curves or is curved.

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Line and inflection are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Line" instead a noun "Inflection".

Nearby Words: inflected, inflexion, inflective, inflectional, inflecting

Line noun - A series of persons or things arranged one behind another.

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Inflection and line are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Inflection" instead a noun "Line".

Nearby Words: lined, linear, lineup, lineage, lineal

exact	exact inflection	exact line
particular	particular inflection	particular line
similar	similar inflection	similar line
perfect	perfect inflection	perfect line
Other adjectives: certain, different.

The line is spoken with perfectly mundane words and the actor's inflection, tone and facial expression is what conveys the more intense and profane parenthetical.

Source: Parenthetical Swearing
The child cannot act, poor thing, and the line is completely flat, with no inflection, just a set of words that he's learned: "master skywalker there are too many of them what are we going to do."

Source: Narm / Star Wars

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