ANTIPHRASES

Noun

antiphrases

plural of antiphrasis

Source: Wiktionary


ANTIPHRASIS

An*tiph"ra*sis, n. Etym: [L., fr. Gr. (Rhet.)

Definition: The use of words in a sense opposite to their proper meaning; as when a court of justice is called a court of vengeance.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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9 May 2025

RIGHT

(noun) anything in accord with principles of justice; “he feels he is in the right”; “the rightfulness of his claim”


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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

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