What does metalepsis mean?
Definitions for metalepsis
met·alep·sis
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Princeton's WordNet
metalepsisnoun
substituting metonymy of one figurative sense for another
Wiktionary
metalepsisnoun
The metonymical substitution of one word by another which is itself a metonym.
metalepsisnoun
The result of a series of metaphors
metalepsisnoun
The unexpressed serial application of tropes of substitution.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Metalepsisnoun
A continuation of a trope in one word through a succession of significations. Nathan Bailey
Etymology: μετάληψις.
Wikipedia
Metalepsis
Metalepsis (from Greek: μετάληψις) is a figure of speech in which a word or a phrase from figurative speech is used in a new context.
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metalepsis
Metalepsis is a rhetorical device or figure of speech in which a word or phrase from a figurative expression is used in a new context. This can involve the use of a word in a metaphor being applied to a new situation or the transference of a proverb to a new scenario. It can also refer to a narrative technique where boundaries between different narrative levels are blurred, creating a sense of confusion between fiction and reality.
Webster Dictionary
Metalepsisnoun
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
Etymology: [L., fr. Gr. participation, alteration, fr. to partake, to take in exchange; beyond + to take.]
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Metalepsis
Metalepsis is a figure of speech in which a word or a phrase from figurative speech is used in a new context.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Metalepsis
met-a-lep′sis, n. (rhet.) a compound figure that consists in uniting two or more different tropes in the same word, or in so using a word as to suggest two or three different figures by it.—adjs. Metalep′tic, -al. [Gr.]
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of metalepsis in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of metalepsis in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
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