anthimeria
Pronunciation
  • IPA: /ænθɪˈmɪəɹiə/
Noun

anthimeria (uncountable)

  1. (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.



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