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A V-shaped pattern; used in architecture, and as an insignia of military or police rank, on the sleeve.
A wide inverted V placed on a shield.
One of the V-shaped markings on the surface of roads used to indicate minimum distances between vehicles.
A guillemet, either of the punctuation marks “«” or “»”, used in several languages to indicate passages of speech. Similar to typical quotation marks used in the English language such as ““” and “””.
An angle bracket, either used as a typographic or a scientific symbol.
A háček, a diacritical mark that may resemble an inverted circumflex.
A wedge-shaped sediment deposit observed on coastlines and continental interiors around the world.
Synonym of arrowhead (“horse jump obstacle”).
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Words starting with the same consonant sound — used in poetry and prose to create rhythm, emphasis, and memorable phrasing (e.g. “Peter Piper picked”)
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Words sharing similar vowel sounds regardless of starting letter — creates internal melody in writing
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