- metaleptic
- meta·lep·tic
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metaleptic
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Metaleptic — Met a*lep tic, a. [Gr. ?] 1. Of or pertaining to a metalepsis. [1913 Webster] 2. Transverse; as, the metaleptic motion of a muscle. [1913 Webster] 3. (Chem.) Of, pertaining to, concerned in, or occurring by, metalepsy. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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metalepsis — metaleptic, metaleptical, adj. metaleptically, adv. /met euh lep sis/, n., pl. metalepses / seez/. Rhet. the use of metonymy to replace a word already used figuratively. [1580 90; < L < Gk metálepsis, equiv. to meta META + lep , var. s. of… … Universalium
Metaleptical — Met a*lep tic*al, a. Metaleptic. {Met a*lep tic*al*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Metaleptically — Metaleptical Met a*lep tic*al, a. Metaleptic. {Met a*lep tic*al*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Metalepsis — The moth genus Metalepsis is nowadays usually included in Cerastis. Metalepsis (from Greek Μετάληψις) is a figure of speech in which one thing is referred to by something else which is only remotely associated with it. Often the association works … Wikipedia
metalepsis — n. rhetorical device of changing figurative sense by metonymy. ♦ metaleptic(al), a.; Medicine, applied to muscle associated with others in action … Dictionary of difficult words
metaleptical — adjective see metaleptic * * * metalepˈtic or metalepˈtical adjective • • • Main Entry: ↑metalepsis … Useful english dictionary
metaleptically — adverb see metaleptic … Useful english dictionary
