hypocatastasis

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noun

The implication or declaration of a comparison that does not directly invoke both objects of the comparison.

OriginAncient Greek ὑποκατάστασις →
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Meanings

nounhypocatastasis (countable and uncountable, plural hypocatastases)

plural hypocatastases

  1. rhetoricuncountableThe implication or declaration of a comparison that does not directly invoke both objects of the comparison.
  2. countablerhetoricThe word or phrase used in this way; an implied comparison.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekὑποκατάστασις“substitution”
  2. Englishhypocatastasis

From Ancient Greek ὑποκατάστασις (hupokatástasis, “substitution”).

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hypocatastasis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hypocatastasis

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“hypocatastasis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hypocatastasis. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hypocatastasis,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hypocatastasis.

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