cacemphaton

cacemphaton
căcemphăton, i, n., = kakemphaton, ill-sounding, a low or improper expression, Isid. Orig. 1, 83, 5; cf. Quint. 8, 3, 47; Serv. ad Verg. G. 2, 13.

Lewis & Short Latin Dictionary, 1879. - Revised, Enlarged, and in Great Part Rewritten. . 2011.

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