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Meaning
Noun
●
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
replace
s.
●
In Rhetoric:
A
word
or
phrase
that
is used to
replace
another in this way.
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