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political (originally communist) propaganda, especially in art or literature

(noun) a painkilling drug or medicine

the condition of self-sufficiency, especially economic, as applied to a nation; a national policy of economic independence

(noun) dramatic entertainment featuring the gruesome or horrible

regarding something abstract as a material thing (fallaciously); an effect of reification

relating to stone and gems and the work involved in engraving, cutting, or polishing

(adjective) of or relating to dreams; dreamy

(noun) a reversal of circumstances, or turning point; Anglicised form of the Greek "peripeteia"

(noun) use of a longer phrasing in place of a possible shorter form of expression / (noun) an instance of periphrasis

(noun) the performance of miracles / (noun) magic

(adj) exhibiting different colors, especially as irregular patches or streaks