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The word SPOONERISM MOST NEARLY means:

• (noun) a figure of speech that substitutes a word with a different but closely associated word

• (noun) an expression that contains contradictory terms

• (noun) an often comical switching of the first sounds of two or more words

• (noun) prefix or suffix

The word DIMINUTIVE MOST NEARLY means:

• (adj) extremely small; tiny

• (noun) an expression that contains contradictory terms

• (noun) a word formed from the first letter of each word in a series

• (noun) a word formed by combining the sounds and meanings of two different words

The word PALINDROME MOST NEARLY means:

• (verb) to attach something

• (adj) typical of informal language usage; conversational

• (noun) an invented word or phrase

• (noun) a word or an expression that is spelled the same backward and forward

The word AFFIX MOST NEARLY means:

• (noun) the making of metal coins; metal currency

• (verb) to attach a part to the beginning or end of a word

• (noun) a nickname indicating affection or familiarity

• (noun) a figure of speech that substitutes a word with a different but closely

  associated word

The word COLLOQUIAL MOST NEARLY means:

• (adj) extremely small; tiny

• (noun) An expression that contains contradictory terms

• (adj) typical of informal language usage; conversational

• (noun) a word formed by combining the sounds and meanings of two different words

Which word MOST NEARLY matches the definition:

(noun) a word formed from the first letter of each word in a series

• COLLOQUIAL

• METONYMY

• PORTMANTEAU

• ACRONYM

Which word MOST NEARLY matches the definition:

(noun) a figure of speech that substitutes a word with a different but closely associated word

• SPOONERISM

• METOMOMY

• COINAGE

• DIMINUTIVE

Which word MOST NEARLY matches the definition:

(noun) a word formed by combining the sounds and meanings of two different words

• PORTMANTEAU

• OXYMORON

• AFFIX

• ACRONYM

Which word MOST NEARLY matches the definition:

(noun) an invented word or phrase

• AFFIXES

• COINAGE

• METONYMY

• DIMINUTIVE

Which word MOST NEARLY matches the definition:

(noun) an expression that contains contradictory terms

• COLLOQUIALISM

• SPOONERISM

• PALINDROME

• OXYMORON