anthimeria

Meaning

Noun

  • 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.

Origin

  • Based on Ancient Greek ἀντί + μέρος with non-etymological ⟨h⟩.

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