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Metalepsis
Pronunciation : Met`a*lep"sis
Part of Speech : n.;
Etymology : [L., fr. Gr. (Rhet.)
Definition : Defn: 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.
pl. Metalepses.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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