About The Word Metalepsis
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Metalepsis
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What's The Definition Of Metalepsis?
[n] substituting metonymy of one figurative sense for another
Synonyms | Synonyms for Metalepsis: Related Terms | Find terms related to Metalepsis: See Also | metonymy Metalepsis In Webster's Dictionary \Met`a*lep"sis\, n.; pl. {Metalepses}. [L., fr. Gr. ?
participation, alteration, fr. ? to partake, to take in
exchange; ? beyond + ? to take.] (Rhet.)
The continuation of a trope in one word through a succession
of significations, or the union of two or more tropes of a
different kind in one word.
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