"aprosdoketon" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˌæp.ɹəsˈdɑ.kɪˌtɑn/ [US] (note: with Grecian stress), /əˌpɹɑs.dəˈkiˌtɑn/ [US] (note: with Latinate stress) Audio: en-us-aprosdoketon-greek.ogg [US], en-us-aprosdoketon-latin.ogg [US] Forms: aprosdoketons [plural], aprosdoketa [plural]
Etymology: From Ancient Greek ἀπροσδόκητος (aprosdókētos, “unexpected”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|grc|ἀπροσδόκητος||unexpected}} Ancient Greek ἀπροσδόκητος (aprosdókētos, “unexpected”) Head templates: {{en-noun|s|aprosdoketa}} aprosdoketon (plural aprosdoketons or aprosdoketa)
  1. 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. Translations (figure of speech): Aprosdoketon [neuter] (German)
    Sense id: en-aprosdoketon-en-noun-F6Nb0vNT Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52 Disambiguation of 'figure of speech': 92 8
  2. (by extension) Any surprising use or interpretation of language. Tags: broadly
    Sense id: en-aprosdoketon-en-noun-TLPQN-es Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: aprosdoceton

Inflected forms

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