EUPHEMISTIC
\jˌuːfɪmˈɪstɪk], \jˌuːfɪmˈɪstɪk], \j_ˌuː_f_ɪ_m_ˈɪ_s_t_ɪ_k]\
Definitions of EUPHEMISTIC
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of an inoffensive substitute for offensive terminology; "`peepee' is a common euphemistic term"
By Princeton University
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of an inoffensive substitute for offensive terminology; "`peepee' is a common euphemistic term"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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ACTUAL CHANGE OF POSSESSION
- In statutes of frauds. An open, visible, and unequivocal change possession, manifested by the usual outward signs, as distinguished from a merely formal or constructive change. Randall Parker, 3 Sandf. (Y.) 09; Murcii v. Swensen, 40 Minn. 421, 42 N. W. 290; Dodge v. .Tones, 7 Mont. 121, 14 Pac. 707; Stevens Irwin, 15 Cal. 503. 76 Am. Dec. 500