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Aprosdoketon
Noun
Definitions
1.
Noun
A figure of speech where an expected word in an idiom is replaced unexpectedly by an unusual one, as in Rome wasn't built in a teacup.
2.
Noun
Any surprising use or interpretation of language.
Synonyms
paraprosdokian
antiphrase
antiphrasis
anastrophe
figure of speech
periphrasis
antiproverb
proverbial
epanastrophe
prosopopœia
trope
adynaton
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