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| a word fromed from the first letter of each word in a series |
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1 (n) a prefix or suffix
2 (v) to attach a part to the beginning or end of a word
3 (v) to attach something |
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1. the invention of new words
2 an invented word or phrase
3 the making of metal coins |
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| typical and informal language usage; conversational |
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1 (n) a suffix that indicates small size, youth, familiarity, affection
2 (n) a nickname indicating affection
3 (adj) extremely small; tiny |
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| a figure of speech that substitutes a word with a different but closely associated word |
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| an expression that is contradictory |
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| a word or phrase that reads the same backward and forward |
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| a word formed by combining the sounds and meanings of two different words |
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| an often comical switching of first sounds of two or more words |
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