euphemism
/ˈjuːfəmɪz(ə)m/
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American sound/ˈjuːfəmɪz(ə)m/
euphemism
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eup - he - mism -> euphemism
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euphemism /'ju:fǝmÇzǝm/ n ~ (for sth)
စကားနု စကားယဉ်။ စကားလှ။
‘Pass away’ is a euphemism for ‘die’. ❍ The government admitted there were ‘problems’—a slight euphemism, given the thousands of people without food, water or shelter. euphemistic / ju:fǝ'mÇstÇk/ adj
(ဤအဘိဓာန်၌ euph ဟု အတိုကောက်သုံးသည်။ ) euphemistic language/expressions/terms. euphemistically /-kli/ adv
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