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Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin antiphrasis, from Ancient Greek ἀντίφρασις (antíphrasis).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /anˈtifɾasis/
- Rhymes: -ifɾasis
- Syllabification: an‧tí‧fra‧sis
Noun
antífrasis f (plural antífrasis)
- (rhetoric) antiphrasis
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