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Word: Genteelism
Speech Type: Noun
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
dʒɛnˈtiːlɪz(ə)m
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a word or expression used because it is thought to be socially more acceptable than the everyday word
Short Definition:word or expression used because it is thought to be socially more acceptable than everyday word
Examples:- in German usage ‘sister’ was the accepted genteelism for ‘mistress’
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