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epithet
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An adjective or phrase that xpresses a striking quality of a person or thing:
sun-bright topaz |
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meiosis
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figure of speech which intentionally understates something or implies that it is less in significance, size, than it really is
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invective
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Speech or writing that abuses, denounces, or vituperates against
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litotes
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this is a calculated understatement
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onomatopoeia
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The term used to describe words whose pronunciations suggest their meaning (eg, meow, buzz).
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pleonasm
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Pleonasm is the use of more words than necessary to express an idea
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pedantic
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narrowly academic instead of broad and humane; excessively petty and meticulous
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syllogism
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deductive reasoning in which a conclusion is derived from two premises
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synectdoche
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A form of metaphor in which the part stands for the whole
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Alegory
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fable: a short moral story (often with animal characters)
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