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antiphrasis

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin antiphrasis, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek ?????????? (antíphrasis). Synchronically analysable as anti- +? phrasis.

Noun

antiphrasis (countable and uncountable, plural antiphrases)

  1. (rhetoric) Use of a word or phrase in a sense not in accord with its literal meaning, especially for ironic or humorous effect

Related terms

  • antiphrastic

Translations

Anagrams

  • artisanship

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antiphrastic

English

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -æst?k

Adjective

antiphrastic (comparative more antiphrastic, superlative most antiphrastic)

  1. (rhetoric) of, or relating to antiphrasis

Translations

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