irony

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(senseid) The 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.(cite-web )
(RQ:Langley Rhetoric)
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An ironic statement.
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(U): a theatrical effect in which the meaning of a situation, or some incongruity in the plot, is understood by the audience, but not by the characters in the play.
irony: ignorance feigned for the purpose of confounding or provoking an antagonist.
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Of or pertaining to the metal iron.

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