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Antiphrasis

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(n.) The use of words in a sense opposite to their proper meaning; as when a court of justice is called a court of vengeance.

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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Antiphrasis'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​a/antiphrasis.html. 1828.
 
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