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paradiastole
noun
A form of euphemism in which a positive synonym is substituted for a negative word
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rhetorical device
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hyperbaton
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hysteron proteron
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figure of speech
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antiphrasis
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enantiosis
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litotes
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hypallage
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set phrase
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brachyology
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auxesis
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euphemism
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noun phrase
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adynaton
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adnominal
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epanadiplosis
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falsism
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tapinosis
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content word
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verb phrase
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hyperbole
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adnoun
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hyperbolism
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epanorthosis
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common noun
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anthimeria
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concrete noun
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tralation
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function word
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brachylogy
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demonstrative pronoun
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verbify
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nounize
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heterophemy
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parelcon
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major form class
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desynonymize
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genteelism
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polyseme
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ideophone
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anacoluthon
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paronym
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apocope
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pejoration
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wellerism
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autological
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biverbal
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phrase
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antimetathesis
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obsoletism
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connotational
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extradictionary
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reflexive verb
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hysterology
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indicative mood
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paraleipsis
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verbigeration
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apocopation
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laconism
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indirect speech
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dead metaphor
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anacoluthia
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relative clause
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dysphemia
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polysyndeton
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predeterminer
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dorism
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tralatition
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verbal noun
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conversationism
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direct speech
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present participle
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periphrase
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mass noun
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epiplexis
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adposition
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homoioptoton
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word form
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noun
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platitudinize
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cacozelia
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count noun
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perfective aspect
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polyptoton
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proverbialism
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paragoge
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expressive style
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modal auxiliary
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metaplasm
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paradiastole
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