antanaclasis en · NOUN
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἀντανάκλασις (antanáklasis, “reflection, bending back”), from ἀντί (antí, “against”) + ἀνά (aná, “up”) + κλάσις (klásis, “breaking”).
Meanings
- (countable, rhetoric, uncountable) The repeated use of the same word or phrase, but with a different meaning each time; a kind of paronomasia.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| antanaclases | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Translations (3)
it antanaclasi (the use of the same word or phrase, but with a different meaning each time) · pt antanáclase (the use of the same word or phrase, but with a different meaning each time) · fr antanaclase (the use of the same word or phrase, but with a different meaning each time)