Etymology

antanaclasis

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Today it means: The repeated use of the same word or phrase, but with a different meaning each time; a kind of paronomasia. Full definition →

Ancient Greek ἀντανάκλασις
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromἀντανάκλασις“reflection, bending back”
  2. English todayantanaclasis

From Ancient Greek ἀντανάκλασις (antanáklasis, “reflection, bending back”), from ἀντί (antí, “against”) + ἀνά (aná, “up”) + κλάσις (klásis, “breaking”).

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