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CATACHRESIS

\kˌatɐt͡ʃɹˈiːsɪs], \kˌatɐt‍ʃɹˈiːsɪs], \k_ˌa_t_ɐ_tʃ_ɹ_ˈiː_s_ɪ_s]\

Definitions of CATACHRESIS

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language

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n. [Greek] An abuse of a trope; a far-fetched metaphor.

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

The abuse of a trope, when the words are too far wrested from their native signification; as a voice beautiful to the ear.

1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
By Thomas Sheridan

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