antimetathesis en · NOUN
Etymology
From anti- + metathesis.
Meanings
- (uncountable) The repetition of the same word in a sentence with a different meaning.
- (uncountable) The inversion of the parts of an antithesis, as in "A poem is a speaking picture; a picture, a mute poem" (Crabbe).
Translations (3)
pl antymetalepsja (inversion) · pl antymetabola (inversion) · pl antymetateza (inversion)