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Polish
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek εὐφημισμός (euphēmismós).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɛwˈfɛ.mizm/
- Rhymes: -ɛmizm
- Syllabification: eu‧fe‧mizm
Noun
eufemizm m inan
- (rhetoric) euphemism (word or phrase that is used to replace another with one that is considered less offensive, blunt, or vulgar than the word or phrase which it replaces)
- Synonym: melioratyw
- Antonym: dysfemizm
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Further reading
- eufemizm in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- eufemizm in Polish dictionaries at PWN
- eufemizm in PWN's encyclopedia