Definition of Antiphrases

1. Noun. (plural of antiphrasis) ¹

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Definition of Antiphrases

1. antiphrasis [n] - See also: antiphrasis

Lexicographical Neighbors of Antiphrases

antiphonical
antiphonically
antiphonies
antiphons
antiphony
antiphospholipid
antiphospholipid antibodies
antiphospholipid antibody
antiphospholipid antibody syndrome
antiphospholipid syndrome
antiphosphorylated
antiphotino
antiphotinos
antiphoton
antiphotons
antiphrases
antiphrasis
antiphrastic
antiphrastical
antiphrastically
antiphthisic
antiphthisics
antiphysical
antipig
antipigeon
antipill
antipilling
antipiracy
antipirate
antiplague

Literary usage of Antiphrases

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Publications by English Dialect Society (1873)
"He says that some would derive crank, meaning brisk, from the German krank, meaning sick or ill. But he strongly objects to all such " antiphrases," and ..."

2. The Gentleman's Magazine (1842)
"Is law, we may ask, never to discard its antiphrases and fictions, as when female seduction is only amenable to its vindication, under the guise of loss of ..."

3. A new dictionary of the English language by Charles Richardson (1839)
"... considers the Eng. Crank, though used in a directly opposite signification, to be the Dutch word. Sk. dislikes such antiphrases i and prefers ая- or ..."

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