It is an angry and generally lengthy speech or piece of writing used to strongly and forcefully criticize someone or something. It has also been defined as a prolonged discource in the past; an abusive or bitter opinion piece; or satirical or ironic criticism.
B) a good dictionary will give the pronunciation of a word along with a definition. A very good dictionary will also tell you what language the word originates from.
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What did the author say? Its hard to answer without content clues.
