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metalepsis (encz) | metalepsis, n: |
Metalepsis (gcide) | Metalepsis \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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metalepsis (wn) | metalepsis
n 1: substituting metonymy of one figurative sense for another |
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Metalepsis (gcide) | Metalepsis \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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