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| a word formed from the first letter of each word in a series |
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1. a prefix or suffix
2. to attach a part to the beginning or end of a word
3. 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; metal currency |
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| typical of informal language usage; conversational |
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1. a suffix that indicates small size, youth, familiarity, affection or contempt
2. a nickname indicating affection or familiarity
3. 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 contains contradictory terms |
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| a word or an expression that is spelled 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 the first sounds of two or more words |
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