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ADIANOETADefinitionADIANOETA: an expression that, in addition to an obvious meaning, carries a second, subtle meaning (often at variance with the ostensible meaning).
ExamplesIn the following example, what is meant is that a man tore his own limbs with his teeth. This is hinted at obscurely (if at all) in the phrase meant to communicate this: The man laid upon himself
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