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Euphemism

EU'PHEMISM

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Noun.
[Gr. well, and to speak.] A representation of good qualities; particularly in rhetoric, a figure in which a harsh or indelicate word or expression is softened, or rather by which a delicate word or expression is substituted for one which is offensive to good manners or to delicate ears.

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euphemism

euphemism

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euphemism (countable and uncountable, plural euphemisms)

  1. (uncountable) The use of a word or phrase to replace another with one that is considered less offensive, blunt or vulgar than the word or phrase which it replaces.
  2. (countable) A word or phrase that is used to replace another in this way.

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