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6425779984synecdochea figure of speech in which a part is used for the whole or the whole for a part, the special for the general or the general for the special0
6425781470metonymyfigure of speech that consists of the use of the name of one object or concept for that of another to which it is related, or of which it is a part, as " scepter " for " sovereignty, " or " the bottle " for " strong drink, " or " count heads (or noses) " for " count people. "1
6425826948apostropheto indicate the omission of one or more letters in a word2
6425829126phlegmaticnot easily excited to action or display of emotion; apathetic; sluggish3
6425830682spleneticirritable; spiteful4
6425863783melancholygloomy state of mind, especially when habitual or prolonged; depression5
6425865470sanguinehopeful or confident6
6425871860cholericeasily angered7
6425873396metaphorsomething used, or regarded as being used, to represent something else; emblem; symbol.8
6425900212similea figure of speech in which two unlike things are explicitly compared, as in " she is like a rose. " .9

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