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)

1. (rhetoric) antiphrasis

Further reading

• “antiphrase”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.