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expletive

noun

  1. profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger

    通例驚きや怒りを表す不敬な、または猥褻な表現
    • expletives were deleted
      卑わいなののしり言葉は削除された

  2. a word or phrase conveying no independent meaning but added to fill out a sentence or metrical line

    文や韻文の行に加えられる、独立した意味を持たない語やフレーズ

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