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noun

irony in which a person says or writes one thing and means another, or uses words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of the literal meaning.

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Main Entry:	verbal irony
Part of Speech:	n
Definition:	a figure of speech in which what is said is the opposite of what is meant

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