Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In rhetoric, a description or definition contrary to that which has been given by one's opponent.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Rhet.), rare A description or definition contrary to that which is given by the adverse party.
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- noun rhetoric A
description ordefinition contrary to that which is given by the opposing party.
Etymologies
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Ancient Greek to bound, define.
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Examples
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n. - the using of one part of speech for another for a strking effect anthophagous adj. - feeding on flowers. adj. - flower-loving; feeding on flowers. anthorism
xml's Blinklist.com 2008
jmjarmstrong commented on the word anthorism
JM always finds himself in agreement with anthorisms.
April 6, 2011