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<p>In the <a href="page.php?w=theatre_of_ancient_Greece">theatre of ancient Greece</a>, the <b><i>eiron</i></b> (, "dissembler") was one of various <a href="page.php?w=stock_characters">stock characters</a> in <a href="page.php?w=Ancient_Greek_comedy">comedy</a>. The  usually succeeded by bringing down his braggart opponent (the  "boaster") by understating his own abilities. The eiron lends his name to the related concept of <a href="page.php?w=irony">irony</a>.</p>

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