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- pronunciation:
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- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word Parts
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noun |
| definition 1: |
the substitution of a milder, vaguer, or pleasanter word or expression for one considered to be offensive or unpleasant.
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| definition 2: |
the word or expression so substituted.
"Put to sleep" is a euphemism for "kill" when referring to animals. |
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| derivations: |
euphemistic (adj.), euphemistically (adv.), euphemist (n.) |
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