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as in mixed metaphor
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“Catachresis.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/catachresis. Accessed 12 Apr. 2021.
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The first known use of catachresis was in 1550
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