Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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catachresis | Yes | No | No | No |
rhetorical device | Yes | No | No | No |
catachresis (noun) | rhetorical device (noun) |
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strained or paradoxical use of words either in error (as `blatant' to mean `flagrant') or deliberately (as in a mixed metaphor: `blind mouths') | a use of language that creates a literary effect (but often without regard for literal significance) |