cătăchrēsis
cătăchrēsis, is, f., = κατάχρησις, a rhet. figure, an improper use of a word; in pure Lat. abusio, Paul. ex Fest. p. 58 Müll.; cf. Quint. 8, 6, 34; 8, 2, 5; and Don. p. 1775 P. (where, as in Cic. Or. 27, 94, it is written as Greek).
No short def.
Headword (normalized):
cătăchrēsis
Headword (normalized/stripped):
catachresis
Intro Text:
cătăchrēsis, is, f., = κατάχρησις, a rhet. figure, an improper use of a word; in pure Lat. abusio, Paul. ex Fest. p. 58 Müll.; cf. Quint. 8, 6, 34; 8, 2, 5; and Don. p. 1775 P. (where, as in Cic. Or. 27, 94, it is written as Greek).
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:lat.ls.perseus-eng2-n7029
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