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<sup>1 </sup> <script language="javascript">AC_FL_RunContent = 0;</script><script type="text/javascript">var interfaceflash = new LEXICOFlashObject ( "http://sp.dictionary.com/dictstatic/d/g/speaker.swf", "speaker", "17", "15", "<img src=\"http://sp.dictionary.com/dictstatic/g/d/speaker.gif\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Irony pronunciation\" />", "6");interfaceflash.addParam("loop", "false");interfaceflash.addParam("quality", "high");interfaceflash.addParam("menu", "false");interfaceflash.addParam("salign", "t");interfaceflash.addParam("FlashVars", "soundUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fsp.dictionary.com%2Fdictsta tic%2Fdictionary%2Faudio%2Fluna%2FI03%2FI0305100.m p3&clkLogProxyUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fdictionary.referenc e.com%2Fwhatzup.html&t=a&d=d&s=di&c=a&ti=1&ai=5135 9&l=dir&o=0&sv=00000000&ip=455fb64f&u=audio"); interfaceflash.addParam('wmode','transparent');int erfaceflash.write();</script><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://sp.dictionary.com/dictstatic/d/g/speaker.swf" id="speaker" quality="high" loop="false" menu="false" salign="t" flashvars="soundUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fsp.dictionary.com %2Fdictstatic%2Fdictionary%2Faudio%2Fluna%2FI03%2F I0305100.mp3&clkLogProxyUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fdictionar y.reference.com%2Fwhatzup.html&t=a&d=d&s=di&c=a&ti =1&ai=51359&l=dir&o=0&sv=00000000&ip=455fb64f&u=au dio" wmode="transparent" align="texttop" height="15" width="17"><noscript></noscript> /ˈaɪrəni, ˈaɪər-/ Show Spelled[ahy-ruh-nee, ahy-er-] Show IPA
–noun, plural -nies. 1. the use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning
<sup>1 </sup> <script language="javascript">AC_FL_RunContent = 0;</script><script type="text/javascript">var interfaceflash = new LEXICOFlashObject ( "http://sp.dictionary.com/dictstatic/d/g/speaker.swf", "speaker", "17", "15", "<img src=\"http://sp.dictionary.com/dictstatic/g/d/speaker.gif\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Irony pronunciation\" />", "6");interfaceflash.addParam("loop", "false");interfaceflash.addParam("quality", "high");interfaceflash.addParam("menu", "false");interfaceflash.addParam("salign", "t");interfaceflash.addParam("FlashVars", "soundUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fsp.dictionary.com%2Fdictsta tic%2Fdictionary%2Faudio%2Fluna%2FI03%2FI0305100.m p3&clkLogProxyUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fdictionary.referenc e.com%2Fwhatzup.html&t=a&d=d&s=di&c=a&ti=1&ai=5135 9&l=dir&o=0&sv=00000000&ip=455fb64f&u=audio"); interfaceflash.addParam('wmode','transparent');int erfaceflash.write();</script><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://sp.dictionary.com/dictstatic/d/g/speaker.swf" id="speaker" quality="high" loop="false" menu="false" salign="t" flashvars="soundUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fsp.dictionary.com %2Fdictstatic%2Fdictionary%2Faudio%2Fluna%2FI03%2F I0305100.mp3&clkLogProxyUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fdictionar y.reference.com%2Fwhatzup.html&t=a&d=d&s=di&c=a&ti =1&ai=51359&l=dir&o=0&sv=00000000&ip=455fb64f&u=au dio" wmode="transparent" align="texttop" height="15" width="17"><noscript></noscript> /ˈaɪrəni, ˈaɪər-/ Show Spelled[ahy-ruh-nee, ahy-er-] Show IPA
–noun, plural -nies. 1. the use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning
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