Kyriolexy

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Kyriolexy \Kyr"i*o*lex`y\, Kyriology \Kyr`i*ol"o*gy\, n. [Gr. ?,
     ?. See {Curiologic}.]
     The use of literal or simple expressions, as distinguished
     from the use of figurative or obscure ones. --Krauth-Fleming.
     [1913 Webster]