 expletive |
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| 1. | [ noun ] profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger | |
| Synonyms: | oath curse swearing swearword cuss curse_word | |
| Examples: | "expletives were deleted" |
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| Related terms: | profanity curse | |
| 2. | [ noun ] (linguistics) a word or phrase conveying no independent meaning but added to fill out a sentence or metrical line | |
| Related terms: | utterance | |
| Similar spelling: |
exploitive explorative explosive explosively exploitative explore exploit explode |
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