antiphrase

See also: Antiphrase

French

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

antiphrase f (plural antiphrases)

(rhetoric) antiphrasis

Further reading

“antiphrase” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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