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NUANCE

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude

Example:

don't argue about shades of meaning

Synonyms:

nicety; nuance; refinement; shade; subtlety

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("nuance" is a kind of...):

import; meaning; significance; signification (the message that is intended or expressed or signified)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Present simple (first person singular and plural, second person singular and plural, third person plural) of the verb nuance

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