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irony

noun / adjective

Meaning

  1. nounThe quality of a statement that, when taken in context, may actually mean something different from, or the opposite of, what is written literally; the use of words expressing something other than their literal intention, often in a humorous context. An ironic statement.
  2. adjectiveOf or pertaining to the metal iron.

    Example: The food had an irony taste to it.

  3. nounA kind of metallic marble.

Source: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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