Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - euphemistic
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1. стил. эфвемический 2. смягченный, более пристойный, приемлемый (о выражении, слове) ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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Euphemistic language uses polite, pleasant, or neutral words and expressions to refer to things which people may find unpleasant, upsetting, or embarrassing to talk about, for example sex, the human body, or death. ...a euphemistic way of saying that someone has been lying. ADJ: usu ADJ n • euphemistically ...political prisons, called euphemistically ‘re-education camps’. ADV: ADV with v ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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~ adj euphemistic language uses polite words and expressions to avoid shocking or upsetting people (a euphemistic expression such as `powder room' for `toilet') - euphemistically adv ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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