Etymology · Ancient Greek
μετάληψις
2 English words descend from Ancient Greek μετάληψις, most common first.
- metalepsisA 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.
- metalepsyExchange; replacement; substitution; metathesis.