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tapinosis
noun
A figure of speech whereby something is given less importance by the name given it than it merits
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figure of speech
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rhetorical device
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brachyology
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hypallage
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epanadiplosis
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demonstrative pronoun
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epiploce
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organic process
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linguistic relation
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briticism
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heterology
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predeterminer
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objective case
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diplotene
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