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anthimerias

anthimerias is the plural of anthimeria.

Meaning of anthimeria

Noun

anthimeria (usually uncountable, plural anthimerias)

  1. (rhetoric, usually) The use of a word from one word class or part of speech as if it were from another, in English typically the use of a noun as if it were a verb.
    • Not only is "I googled that hottie" great publicity for the company, but it's fresh and funny and an excellent example of how anthimeria gives English an invigorating slap upside the head.2006 July 9, Ben Yagoda, “Language: The moving parts of speech”, in The New York Times, →ISSN

Questions about anthimerias

What is anthimerias the plural of?
Anthimerias is the plural of anthimeria.

Words near anthimerias in the dictionary

  1. anthicine
  2. anthicines
  3. anthill
  4. anthills
  5. anthimeria
  6. anthimerias
  7. anthiolimine
  8. anthippasia
  9. antho-
  10. anthocarp
  11. anthocarpous

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