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A-Z: General definitions: Ironic
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Relating to irony, in which a comment may mean the opposite of what is actually said.
Where the surface appearance of something is shown to be not the case, but quite the opposite. Often done for moral or comic purpose. An ironic style is when the writer makes fun of naive or self-deceived characters.
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