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Anaclisis vs Anaclasis - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between anaclisis and anaclasis

is that anaclisis is (psychoanalysis) the choice of an object of libidinal attachment on the basis of a resemblance to early childhood protective and parental figures while anaclasis is the substitution of a long for a short syllable (or vice versa) to break up the rhythm of a poem.

anaclisis

English

Noun

(anaclises)
  • (psychoanalysis) The choice of an object of libidinal attachment on the basis of a resemblance to early childhood protective and parental figures.

    • Synonyms

    * anaclitism

    References

    * "anaclisis"]. [[w:Random House Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, Random House Webster's Unabridged Dictionary] . * and Pontalis, J.-B. (1973). The Language of Psycho-Analysis . W. W. Norton and Company. ISBN 0-393-01105-4, entry: "Anaclisis; Anaclitic (or Attachment)".

    anaclasis

    English

    Noun

    (anaclases)
  • The substitution of a long for a short syllable (or vice versa) to break up the rhythm of a poem.
  • reflection or refraction of light or sound.
  • (medicine) The forced bending of a joint.