Indistinct \In`dis*tinct"\, a. [L. indistinctus: cf. F. indistinct.
See {In-} not, and {Distinct}.]
1. Not distinct or distinguishable; not separate in such
a manner as to be perceptible by itself; as, the
indistinct parts of a substance. ``Indistinct as water
is in water.'' --Shak.
Irony \I"ron*y\, n.[L. ironia, Gr. ? dissimulation, fr. ? a
dissembler in speech, fr. ? to speak; perh. akin to E. word:
cf. F. ironie.]
1. A sort of humor, ridicule, or light sarcasm, which adopts
a mode of speech the meaning of which is contrary to the
literal sense of the words.
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