antanaclasis
antanaclasis · antanaclases
The repeated use of the same word or phrase, but with a different meaning each timeThe repeated use of the same word or phrase, but with a different meaning each time; a kind of paronomasia.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, rhetoric, uncountable)The repeated use of the same word or phrase, but with a different meaning each time; a kind of paronomasia.
Translations
3 languagesOrigin
From Ancient Greek ἀντανάκλασις (antanáklasis, “reflection, bending back”), from ἀντί (antFrom Ancient Greek ἀντανάκλασις (antanáklasis, “reflection, bending back”), from ἀντί (antí, “against”) + ἀνά (aná, “up”) + κλάσις (klásis, “breaking”).
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Forms
plural: antanaclases| Singular | antanaclasis |
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irregular
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable