enallage

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a substitution of part of speech or gender or number or tense etc. (e.g., editorial `we' for `I')

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἐναλλαγή (enallagḗ, “interchange, variation”).

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