anthimeria
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Based on (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek ἀντί (antí) + μέρος (méros) with non-etymological h.
Pronunciation
Noun
anthimeria (usually uncountable, plural anthimerias)
- (rhetoric) The use of a word from one word class or part of speech as if it were from another. Typically, and for example, the use of a noun as if it were a verb.
Translations
antimeria — see antimeria
See also
- anthimeria on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- conversion, zero derivation (linguistics)
References
- Corbett, Edward P. J., Classical Rhetoric for the Modern Student. Oxford University Press, New York, 1971