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Euphemize
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Euphemism
A figure in which a harsh or indelicate word or expression is softened a way of describing an offensive thing by an inoffensive expression a mild name for something disagreeable
Euphemistic
Pertaining to euphemism containing a euphemism softened in expression
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BM
an abbreviation for bowel movement used as an informal euphemism especially in hospitals
bureaucratese
the formal and often obscure style of writing characteristic of some government officials officialese it is characterized by euphemisms circumlocutions vague abstractions and circumlocutions
developing
not industrialized but undergoing industrialization sometimes used as a euphemism for undeveloped of nations
officialese
the formal and often obscure style of writing characteristic of some government officials bureaucratese it is characterized by euphemisms circumlocutions vague abstractions and circumlocutions
Gandharva marriage
a damsel which springs from desire and sensual inclination. It has at times been erroneously described as an euphemism for concubinage. This view is based on a total misconception of the leading texts of the Smritis. It
Royalty
H.R.S. Murthy v. Collector of Chittoor, AIR 1965 SC 177: (1964) 6 SCR 666. 'Royalty' is a feudalistic euphemism for the 'price' of the timber, State of Madhya Pradesh v. Orient Paper Mills Ltd., AIR 1977 SC
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