1. a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols

2. newspapers and magazines collectively

4. a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines

6. a long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds

8. the mathematics of generalized arithmetical operations

10. using speech rather than writing

3. original and of a kind not seen before

5. estimated by comparison; not absolute or complete

7. (Hinduism) an ancient language of India (the language of the Vedas and of Hinduism); an official language of India although it is now used only for religious purposes

9. a set of questions or exercises evaluating skill or knowledge

11. having the ability or power to create

12. a belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school