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irony adjective

  /ˈaɪ.ɚ.ni/ , /ˈaɪə.ni/
  • Of or pertaining to the metal iron.
 железен

irony noun

  /ˈaɪ.ɚ.ni/ , /ˈaɪ.ɹə.ni/ , /ˈaɪə.ɹən.i/
  • (rhetoric) The quality of a statement that, when taken in context, may actually mean something different from, or the opposite of, what is written literally; the use of words expressing something other than their literal intention, often in a humorous context.
  • (informal) Contradiction between circumstances and expectations; condition contrary to what might be expected. [from the 1640s]
 иро́ния, ирония
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