metalepsis en · NOUN
Etymology
From Latin metalēpsis, from Ancient Greek μετάληψις (metálēpsis, “succession”), from Ancient Greek μετά (metá, “after”) and λαμβάνω (lambánō, “to take”).
Meanings
- (countable, rhetoric, uncountable) 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.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| metalepses | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Synonyms
Translations (5)
it metalepsi (strict sense) · pl metalepsja (strict sense) · pt metalepse (strict sense) · fr métalepse (strict sense) · la metalēpsis (strict sense)