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The word euphamism refers to the use of an offensive term in substitution of one that is inoffensive such as "passed away" which is considered inoffensive compared to "died" which can be offensive.
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A word that has the same meaning as another word is a?
A word that has the same meaning as another word is a synonym.
What words contain the root word onym?
Some words that contain the root word "onym" are synonym (meaning a word with a similar meaning), antonym (meaning a word with the opposite meaning), and homonym (meaning a word that sounds the same but has a different meaning).
What word has a root meaning plague?
The word "pestilence" has a root meaning plague, which comes from the Latin word "pestis" meaning plague.
What is the root word meaning nerve?
The root word meaning "nerve" is "neur-" from the Greek word "neuron" meaning sinew or nerve.
What is a word with a meaning similar to that of another word?
A synonym is a word with a meaning similar to that of another word.
What does stroking the snake mean?
It is a euphamism similar in meaning to choking the bishop, spanking the monkey, and popping your baloney.
What word means comments that more or less dodged the issues at hand?
red-herring is a term used to describe the dodging of a question.It is a euphamism.
What is a girls bust?
The bust, usually refers to the torso, but in the case of females, it is a euphamism for their breats.
What does it mean when a person that is trouble?
in a bad situation, euphamism sometimes for pregnant when a girl is in "trouble"
Did Lady Gaga ever visit the earth's moon?
That really depends on whether the question is a euphamism.
What does it mean when a person that's trouble?
in a bad situation, euphamism sometimes for pregnant when a girl is in "trouble"
What is the meaning of word what?
'MEANING' in other words can be the 'vocabulary' of a word or the 'essence' of the word as to what the word precisely means. OR meaning is the meaning of meaning what you just said meaning
This literary term is a person idea or object that represents something else?
Either a euphamism if it was in a sentence, or symbolism in a longer story.
What word means the meaning of words?
'MEANING' in other words can be the 'vocabulary' of a word or the 'essence' of the word as to what the word precisely means. OR meaning is the meaning of meaning what you just said meaning
What is another word for the meaning of a word?
The meaning of a word is its "definition."
How long is a Australian green python?
I would say that it is around 3 centimetres longer than the Australian brown python. No that is not a euphamism.
What is the meaning of the word merin?
what is the meaning of word merin
