Definition of Aprosdoketon

1. Noun. A figure of speech where an expected word in an idiom is replaced unexpectedly by an unusual one, such as ''Rome wasn't built in a teacup;'' also, any surprising use or interpretation of language. ¹

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Lexicographical Neighbors of Aprosdoketon

apron strings
aproned
apronful
apronfuls
aproning
apronless
apronlike
aprons
apronsful
aprophoria
apropo
apropos
apropos of
apropos of nothing
aprosdoketa
aprosdoketon (current term)
aprosdoketons
aprosody
aprotic
aprotinin
aprotinine
après-ski
après-skiing
apsara
apsaras
apsarases
apse
apses

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