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Etymology
From AGr. polytonic|εá½ÏημιÏμÏÏ (euphÄmismos) < polytonic|εá½ÏÎ·Î¼Î¯Î¶Ï (euphÄmizÅ) < polytonic|εá½ÏÎ·Î¼Î¿Ï (euphÄmos)
Pronunciation
enPR|yooÍ'fÉ-mÄz"(É)m, IPA|/ËjuË.fÉËmɪ.z(É)m/, SAMPA|/"ju:f@%mIz(@)m/
Noun
en-noun|s|-
- uncountable The use of a word or phrase to replace another and that is considered less offensive or less vulgar than the word or phrase it replaces.
- countable A word or phrase that is used to replace another in this way.
Antonyms
dysphemism
pejorative
Related terms
euphemistic
Translations
trans-top|use of a word or phrase to replace another word with one considered less offensive
Chinese (simplified): é
è¯ (yayu), å§å©è¯
Chinese (traditional): é
èª (yayu), å§å©èª
Finnish: t-|fi|kiertoilmaus, t-|fi|kiertoilmaisu, t+|fi|eufemismi
Greek: t|el|εÏ
ÏημιÏμÏÏ|m|sc=Grek (effimismós)
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Polish: t|pl|eufemizm m
Russian: ÑвÑемизм (evf'emÃzm)
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trans-top|a word or phrase that is used to replace another in this way
Finnish: t-|fi|kiertoilmaus, t-|fi|kiertoilmaisu, t+|fi|eufemismi
Greek: t|el|εÏ
ÏημιÏμÏÏ|m|sc=Grek (effimismós)
Icelandic: veigrunarorð n, fegrunarheiti n, skrautyrði n, skrauthvörf n
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Polish: t-|pl|eufemizm m
Russian: ÑвÑемизм (evf'emÃzm)
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Translations to be checked
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ttbc|Catalan: eufemisme m
ttbc|Dutch: eufemisme n
ttbc|French: euphémisme m
ttbc|German: Euphemismus m
ttbc|Italian: eufemismo
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ttbc|Japanese: JAchar|å©æ²çè¡¨ç¾ (enkyokuteki hyÅgen)
ttbc|Korean: ì곡ì´ë² å©æ²è©±æ³
ttbc|Latin: euphemismus m
ttbc|Lithuanian: eufemizmas m
ttbc|Romanian: eufemism n
ttbc|Spanish: eufemismo m
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See also
:Category:Euphemisms
w:euphemism
Category:Rhetoric
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