Definition of Metalepsis

1. Noun. Substituting metonymy of one figurative sense for another.

Generic synonyms: Metonymy

Definition of Metalepsis

1. n. The continuation of a trope in one word through a succession of significations, or the union of two or more tropes of a different kind in one word.

Lexicographical Neighbors of Metalepsis

metaicteric
metainfective
metairie
metairies
metakinesis
metaknowledge
metal
metal
metal(a)
metalammonium
metalanguage
metalanguages
metalbumin
metaldehyde
metaled
metalepsis (current term)
metalepsy
metaleptic
metalhead
metalheads
metaling
metalinguistic
metalinguistics
metalise
metalised
metalises
metalising
metalist
metalists
metalize

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