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99%5Exact Match!
noun

• witty language used to convey insults or scorn

• incongruity between what might be expected and what actually occurs

• a trope that involves incongruity between what is expected and what occurs

34%12 Use of words conveying the sound of their meaning
noun

• using words that imitate the sound they denote

34%11Conveying a message or conveying meaning
adjective

• important in effect or meaning

• too closely correlated to be attributed to chance and therefore indicating a systematic relation

adjective satellite

• of considerable importance, size, or worth

• rich in significance or implication

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The Guardian Speedy06 Nov 2005 Down 18
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