pataphor

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noun

a figure of speech that transcends the original context and creates a secondary reality independent of the original context.

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Meanings

nounpataphor (plural pataphors)

plural pataphors

  1. rhetorica figure of speech that transcends the original context and creates a secondary reality independent of the original context.

Origin

Coined by Pablo A. Lopez.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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