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(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..
Use metalepsis when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Metalepsis means (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..
Common synonyms include transumption.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Use metalepsis where its definition matches the intended context.
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