antisthecon

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noun

The changing of a sound in a word for effect, or to force a rhyme; a metaplasmic substitution.

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Meanings

noun
  1. rhetorichuman sciencesThe changing of a sound in a word for effect, or to force a rhyme; a metaplasmic substitution.
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APA

antisthecon. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antisthecon

MLA

“antisthecon.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antisthecon. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “antisthecon,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antisthecon.

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