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[ˈʌɪrəni], (Noun)
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- the expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect
(e.g: ‘Don't go overboard with the gratitude,’ he rejoined with heavy irony)
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early 16th century (also denoting Socratic irony): via Latin from Greek eirōneia ‘simulated ignorance’, from eirōn ‘dissembler’
[ˈʌɪəni], (Adjective)
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- of or like iron
(e.g: an irony grey colour)
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