metalepsis
metalepsis · metalepses
A rhetorical device whereby one word is metonymically substituted for another word…A rhetorical device whereby one word is metonymically substituted for another word which is itself a metonym; more broadly, a metaphor consisting of a series of embedded metonyms or rhetorical substitutions.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, rhetoric, uncountable)A rhetorical device whereby one word is metonymically substituted for another word which is itself a metonym; more broadly, a metaphor consisting of a series of embedded metonyms or rhetorical substitutions.
More definitions
- substituting metonymy of one figurative sense for another
Translations
4 languagesOrigin
From Latin metalēpsis, from Ancient Greek μετάληψις (metálēpsis, “succession”), from AncieFrom Latin metalēpsis, from Ancient Greek μετάληψις (metálēpsis, “succession”), from Ancient Greek μετά (metá, “after”) and λαμβάνω (lambánō, “to take”).
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Forms
plural: metalepses| Singular | metalepsis |
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irregular
Synonyms
1 synonymsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable