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expletive

Definition:

(nou) profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger (nou) a word or phrase conveying no independent meaning but added to fill out a sentence or metrical line

Phonetic Transcription:

ɪkˈspliːtɪv

Examples:

There is an expletive in the article.

The expletive was directed at no one in particular.

The term chutiya is not an expletive in Hindi.

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