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Meaning of metalepsis | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A rhetorical device whereby one word is metonymically substituted for another word which is itself a metonym; more broadly, a metaphor consisting of a series of embedded metonyms or rhetorical substitutions.

countable, rhetoric, uncountable

Equivalents

Français métalepse
Italiano metalepsi
Polski metalepsja
Português metalepse

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

metalepsy metalevel metalexicographer metalexicography metalformer metalforming

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