Metalepsis
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Metalepsis is a noun meaning (rhetoric) 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
(rhetoric) 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.
Word Forms
- metalepses
Synonyms for metalepsis
Depending on context, synonyms include transumption.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include periphrasis, metaphoreme, metaphorization, antonomasia, agnomination, synecdochy.
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