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metonymy

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association name

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anaphora

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repetition in successive phrases

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3
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bowdlerize

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censor prudishly

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locus classicus

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classical example

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reiterate

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repeat

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desultory

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rambling

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7
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funambulist

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tightrope walker

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lyssophobia

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fear of insanity

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9
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idée fixe

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obsession

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10
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schism

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division

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apotheosis

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raising to god status

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12
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precursor

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forerunner

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cosmology

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study of the universe

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14
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euphony

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beautiful sound

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15
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syllogism

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three-part deduction

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