Adianoeta


Adianoeta: An expression that, in addition to an obvious meaning, carries a second, subtle meaning (often at variance with the ostensible meaning).

He fielded the line drive with his nose.

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Definition courtesy of “Silva Rhetoricae” (rhetoric.byu.edu)

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