see|Aprosdoketon
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English
Alternative spellings
aprosdoceton
Etymology
Ancient Greek ���ο�δ�κη�ο� (aprosdok�tos, unexpected).
Pronunciation
italbrac|US, with Grecian stress: IPA|/�æp.r�s�d�.kɪ�t�n/
audio|en-us-aprosdoketon-greek.ogg|Audio (US)
italbrac|US, with Latinate stress: IPA|/��pr�s.d��ki�t�n/
audio|en-us-aprosdoketon-latin.ogg|Audio (US)
Noun
aprosdoketon (Anglicized plural: aprosdoketons; classical plural: aprosdoketa)
- A figure of speech where an expected word in an idiom is replaced unexpectedly by an unusual one, such as Rome wasn't built in a teacup; also, any surprising use or interpretation of language.
Quotations
1997, T. Tarkow, 'Theognis 237�254: A Reexamination', in Quaderni urbinati di cultura classica 26, quoted in Roman Constructions, Don Fowler, 2000. 1
2000, Gonda A. H. Van Steen, Venom in Verse 2
2001, H. S. Versnel, "The Poetics of the Magical Charm," in Magic and Ritual in the Ancient World, P. Mirecki & M. Meyer edd. 3
Translations
German: Aprosdoketon n
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ru:aprosdoketon
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