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7850737545colloquialconversational0
7850749407dialectregional language-diction and syntax1
7850755082jargontechnical word hard to understand for others2
7850818471pedanticoverly formal language3
7850824090clicheoverused or commonplace; stereotypical4
7850826856denotativedirect, specific meaning5
7850830178connotativesuggested meaning; reminds you or makes you think of something you've learned, seen, or heard6
7850832180Literalconcerning primarily with facts7
7850841970figurativeDeparting from a literal use of words; metaphorical8
7850849271allegorystory or visual with a hidden or underlying meaning9
7850916348analogycomparison10
7850918476puna humorous play on words11
7850922837onomatopoeiawords that sound like the definition12
7850927584understatementto present with restraint; making something less than it actually is13
7850931993ironywords that express something different or opposite to the literal meaning14
7850949026oxymoronfigure of speech in which 2 contradictory terms appear together for emphasis15
7850955955paradoxstatement that appears contradictory or absurd yet in fact may be true16

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