Meaning of enallage | Babel Free
/ɛˈnæləd͡ʒiː/Definitions
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Transformation from one grammatically correct form to another. countable, rhetoric, uncountable
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The substitution of one grammatical form for another that violates a grammatical rule. countable, rhetoric, uncountable
Equivalents
Français
énallage
Examples
“And when all men shall have adopted this enallage, the fault indeed will be banished, or metamorphosed, but with it will go an other sixth part of every English conjugation.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.