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ἀντίφρασις

ἀντίφρασις, antiphrasis

ἀντίφρᾰσις, εως, ἡ, (ἀντιφράζω) Rhet. and Gramm.,
  • antiphrasis, i.e. the use of words of good sense in place of those of a contrary sense, Εὐμενίδες for Ἐρινύες, πόντος εὔξεινος for ἄξεινος, Ath. 3.90b; or οὐδʼ ἄρα . . γήθησεν for ἐλυπήθη, Trypho Trop. 2.15; κατʼ ἀντίφρασιν Corn. ND 4, Erot. s.v. ἀσήμοις, Herm. in Phdr. p.176 A., Porph. Chr. 87.
    • II expression by means of negation, Anon. Fig. p.212 S.

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