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| an inoffensive expression that is substituted for one that is considered offensive | ||
| the reversal of the normal order of words | ||
| inversion in the second of two parallel phrases | ||
| instructive (especially excessively) | ||
| a short moral story (often with animal characters) | ||
| a complex sentence in which the main clause comes last and is preceded by the subordinate clause | ||
| the everyday speech of the people (as distinguished from literary language) | ||
| an artistic movement that displayed vivid dream worlds and fantastic unreal images | ||
| omission or suppression of parts of words or sentences | ||
| a sermon on a moral or religious topic |
