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pataphor

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

Noun

pataphor (plural pataphors)

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

Forms of pataphor

pluralpataphors

Origin of pataphor

Coined by Pablo A. Lopez.

Questions about pataphor

What does pataphor mean?
Pataphor means a figure of speech that transcends the original context and creates a secondary reality independent of the original context.
What part of speech is pataphor?
Pataphor is a noun.
What is the plural of pataphor?
The plural of pataphor is pataphors.

Words near pataphor in the dictionary

  1. Patane
  2. Patanes
  3. Patani
  4. Patao
  5. Pataos
  6. pataphor
  7. pataphors
  8. pataphysical
  9. pataphysicalities
  10. pataphysicality
  11. pataphysically

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