catachresis
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noun, the incorrect use of words, as luxuriant for luxurious
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catachresis
- 1) noun, the incorrect use of words, as luxuriant for luxurious
Etymology
C16: from Latin, from Greek katakhrēsis a misusing, from katakhrēsthai, from khrēsthai to use
Collins English Electronic Dictionary - Digital Edition: 2008 © HarperCollins Publishers 2008
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