"cacosyntheton" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Etymology: Ancient Greek κακός (kakós, “bad, ugly”) + σύνθεσις (súnthesis, “putting together”) Etymology templates: {{uder|en|grc|κακός||bad, ugly}} Ancient Greek κακός (kakós, “bad, ugly”) Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} cacosyntheton (uncountable)
  1. (rhetoric) The poor placement of words. Tags: rhetoric, uncountable Categories (topical): Rhetoric
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