NOMBRE | communication | catacresis | strained or paradoxical use of words either in error (as 'blatant' to mean 'flagrant') or deliberately (as in a mixed metaphor |
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Sentido | strained or paradoxical use of words either in error (as 'blatant' to mean 'flagrant') or deliberately (as in a mixed metaphor. | |
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General | figura retórica | A use of language that creates a literary effect (but often without regard for literal significance) |
Inglés | catachresis | |
Catalán | catacresi | |
Adjetivo | catacréstico | constituting or characterized by or given to catachresis |
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