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euphemism

eu.phe.mism \'yu:-f*-.miz-*m\ \.yu:-f*-'mis-tik\ \-ti-k(*-)le-\ 
   \'yu:-f*-mi-z\ n [Gk euphe-mismos, fr. euphe-mos auspicious, sounding good, 
   fr]. eu- + phe-me- speech, fr. phanai to speak - more at BAN : the 
   subsitution of an agreeable or inoffensive expression for one that m ay 
   offend or suggest something unpleasant; also : the expression so 
   substituted (as pass away for die) - eu.phe.mis.tic aj