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Definition of: expletive
(eks′plə·tiv) noun
1. An interjection, often profane.
2. A word or syllable employed for rhetorical or rhythmical effect.
3. Something serving to fill out.
—adjective Added for emphasis; redundant: also ex′ple·to′ry (-tôr′ē, -tō′rē). [<LL expletivus <L expletus, pp. of explere <ex- completely + plere fill]
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