Search result for

metalepsis

   
Languages
Dictionaries languages






Chinese Phonetic Symbols


ลองค้นหาคำในรูปแบบอื่น ๆ เพื่อให้ได้ผลลัพธ์มากขึ้นหรือน้อยลง: -metalepsis-, *metalepsis*, metalepsi
Some results are hidden.
configure
Dictionaries languages






Chinese Phonetic Symbols


WordNet (3.0)
metalepsis(n) substituting metonymy of one figurative sense for another

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53
Metalepsis

‖n.; pl. Metalepses [ L., fr. Gr. &unr_; participation, alteration, fr. &unr_; to partake, to take in exchange; &unr_; beyond + &unr_; to take. ] (Rhet.) 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. [ 1913 Webster ]

add this word


You know the meaning of this word? click [add this word] to add this word to our database with its meaning, to impart your knowledge for the general benefit


Search other online dictionaries

English/Thai Dictionary
Thai Dictionary and related
English/Thai Dictionary Software Application
English/English Dictionary
 

Japanese Dictionary
German and German/English Dictionaries
Other translation and dictionary websites
Other interesting resources

Do you know the meaning of this word?

You can Suggest your own translation to Longdo

Discussions

About our ads
We know you don’t love ads. But we need ads to keep Longdo Dictionary FREE for users. Thanks for your understanding! Click here to find out more.
Go to Top