metalepsis

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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Definition

  1. noun substituting metonymy of one figurative sense for another

Etymology

From Latin metalēpsis, from Ancient Greek μετάληψις (metálēpsis, “succession”), from Ancient Greek μετά (metá, “after”) and λαμβάνω (lambánō, “to take”).

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