abusio

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noun

Catachresis.

Scrabble 8

Meanings

nounabusio (uncountable)
  1. rhetoricuncountableCatachresis.

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Origin

Unadapted borrowing from Latin. Doublet of abusion.

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APA

abusio. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/abusio

MLA

“abusio.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/abusio. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “abusio,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/abusio.

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