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Meaning of enallage | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
ɛˈnæləd͡ʒiː

Definitions

  1. Transformation from one grammatically correct form to another.
  2. The substitution of one grammatical form for another that violates a grammatical rule.

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.
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