From www.dictionary.com :
catachresis (kt-krss) n. pl. catachreses (-sz)
* The misapplication of a word or phrase, as the use of blatant to mean flagrant.
* The use of a strained figure of speech, such as a mixed metaphor.
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Brian MacDonald <brianm@kuci.org>
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On Mon, 4 Jun 2001, Mark Stevens wrote:
quoted 17 lines Hello.
> Hello.
>
> Some pointless trivia for you all. The limited edition version of
> Radiohead's Amnesiac (which resembles a library book) refers to the
> "Catachresis Library". And, as we all know, "Lentic Catachresis" is
> the name of a track on Autechre's "Confield".
>
>
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> Mark Stevens
> http://www.headspin.clara.net/
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