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Dictionary<br />

Eponym<br />

A word that comes from a person’s name or the<br />

name of a place<br />

For example: braille (Louis Braille)<br />

sandwich (the Earl of Sandwich)<br />

Euphemism<br />

A word or expression substituted for another that<br />

might cause offence<br />

For example: collateral damage<br />

(killing civilians accidentally)<br />

Exclamation mark<br />

Used at the end of a remark to indicate strong<br />

emotion<br />

For example: You idiot! Here it is!<br />

Feminine noun<br />

A noun used to describe something female, as<br />

opposed to masculine or neuter<br />

For example: waitress, queen, mare<br />

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Finite verb<br />

A verb that changes its form to match its subject or<br />

to indicate tense<br />

For example: go, goes, went.<br />

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