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(noun) a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations; "pardon the expression" |
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Synonyms: expression, saying |
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Related Words: Beatitude, adage, agrapha, ambiguity, anatomical, anatomical reference, axiom, byword, calque, catchword, epigram, euphemism, idiom, idiomatic expression, language, loan translation, maxim, motto, oral communication, phrasal idiom, phrase, proverb, quip, saw, set phrase, shibboleth, shucks, slogan, southernism, speech, spoken language, tongue twister |
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