Antonomasia and Catachresis

Antonomasia

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Catachresis and antonomasia are semantically related. In some cases you can replace term "Catachresis" with "Antonomasia", this words are similar.

Catachresis

Catachresis noun - Strained or paradoxical use of words either in error (as `blatant' to mean `flagrant') or deliberately (as in a mixed metaphor: `blind mouths').
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Antonomasia and catachresis are semantically related. Sometimes you can replace term "Antonomasia" with "Catachresis", this nouns are similar.
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