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Definition of Euphemisms
1. euphemism [n] - See also: euphemism
Lexicographical Neighbors of Euphemisms
Literary usage of Euphemisms
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The American Language: An Inquiry Into the Development of English in the by Henry Louis Mencken (1921)
"... euphemisms But such euphemisms as lady-clerk are, after all, much rarer in
English than in American usage. * The Englishman seldom tries New York, 1908, ..."
2. Handy-book of Literary Curiosities by William Shepard Walsh (1892)
"And here, grouped together, are a few miscellaneous euphemisms : Put off this
tabernacle.—г Ptt. i. 14. ..."
3. Superstitions of the Highlands & Islands of Scotland by John Gregorson Campbell (1900)
"euphemisms.—By giving diseases and other evils a good name, when speaking of
them, the danger of bringing them upon oneself by his words is turned away. ..."
4. Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of English Usage by Inc. Merriam-Webster (1994)
"euphemisms have been around much longer than the word itself, which dates only
from the 17th century. euphemisms are—how shall we say it? ..."
5. Exercises in Rhetoric and English Composition: Advanced Course by George Rice Carpenter (1899)
"SIMPLE WORDS versus " FINE WRITING " ; euphemisms. — DEFINITE WORDS. 1. Long Words
versus Short Words. Long words should not be used because they are long ..."
6. Tom Tit Tot: An Essay on Savage Philosophy in Folk-tale by Edward Clodd (1898)
"Hence ingenuity comes into play to devise substitutes, roundabout phrases,
euphemisms, and the like. Many motives are at work in the selection, ..."
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