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Genteelism
Genteelism
meaning
jĕn-tēl'ĭz'əm
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A word or expression thought by its user to be more refined than another, as in
expectorate
for
spit.
noun
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A nicer
word
used instead of a
vulgar
or
distasteful
word.
noun
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