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Familiarity: Any kind of aspect or reception between two planets.

Eye Rhyme: Words rhyming only as spelled, not as pronounced, and hence not a perfect or true rhyme. An example is 'through' and 'slough.'

Euphuism: Not to be confused with euphemism, above, euphuism is a highly ornate style of writing popularized by John Lyly's Euphues: The Anatomy of Wit (1578). The style is sententious, relies heavily . . . View Full Definition

Palindromes: Thomas blount's english dictionary (1656) explains that 'palindromes (gr.) Are those sentences or verses, where the syllables are the same backward as forward. As a noble lady in queen eliza . . . View Full Definition

Home Field Advantage: The benefit a team gets by playing games in the area where it is based, due to fan support, familiarity with its surroundings and the lack of required travel.