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Etymology
From AGr. polytonic|ε��ημι�μ�� (euph�mismos) < polytonic|ε��ημίζ� (euph�miz�) < polytonic|ε��ημο� (euph�mos)

Pronunciation
enPR|yoo�'f�-mĭz"(�)m, IPA|/�ju�.f��mɪ.z(�)m/, SAMPA|/"ju:f@%mIz(@)m/

Noun
en-noun|s|-

1. 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.
2. 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): �语 (yayu), ��语
Chinese (traditional): �� (yayu), ���
Finnish: t-|fi|kiertoilmaus, t-|fi|kiertoilmaisu, t+|fi|eufemismi
Greek: t|el|ε��ημι�μ��|m|sc=Grek (effimismós)
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Polish: t|pl|eufemizm m
Russian: �в�емизм (evf'emízm)
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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|ε��ημι�μ��|m|sc=Grek (effimismós)
Icelandic: veigrunarorð n, fegrunarheiti n, skrautyrði n, skrauthvörf n
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Polish: t-|pl|eufemizm m
Russian: �в�емизм (evf'emízm)
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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|���表� (enkyokuteki hy�gen)
ttbc|Korean: �곡�� ��話�
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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