metalepses

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A form of metalepsis — A 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.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of metalepsis
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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