Etymology

metalepsy

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Today it means: Exchange; replacement; substitution; metathesis. Full definition →

Ancient Greek μετάληψις
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromμετάληψις
  2. English todaymetalepsy

From Ancient Greek μετάληψις (metálēpsis). Compare metalepsis.

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekμετάληψις all →

metalepsis

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