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paradiastoles

paradiastoles is the plural of paradiastole.

Meaning of paradiastole

Noun

paradiastole (plural paradiastoles)

  1. (rhetoric) A form of euphemism in which a positive synonym is substituted for a negative word.

Questions about paradiastoles

What is paradiastoles the plural of?
Paradiastoles is the plural of paradiastole.

Words near paradiastoles in the dictionary

  1. paradiapaused
  2. paradiapophyseal
  3. paradiapophyses
  4. paradiapophysis
  5. paradiastole
  6. paradiastoles
  7. paradiastolic
  8. paradiazine
  9. paradiazines
  10. paradichlorobenzene
  11. paradichlorobenzenes

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