LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun

antĭphrăsis

Meaning

  1. the use of a word in a sense opposite to its proper meaning

antĭphrăsis (better written as Gr.), is, f., = αντίφρασις,
I. the use of a word in a sense opposite to its proper meaning; as, lucus, quod minime luceat, Diom. p. 458 P.; cf. Charis. p. 247 P. al.

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What does antĭphrăsis mean in Latin?
antĭphrăsis, a noun, means “the use of a word in a sense opposite to its proper meaning”.