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metalepsis

Malaphor vs Metalepsis - What's the difference?

malaphor | metalepsis |


As nouns the difference between malaphor and metalepsis

is that malaphor is an idiom blend: an error in which two similar figures of speech are merged, producing a nonsensical result while metalepsis is (rhetoric) 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.

Metalepses vs Metalepsis - What's the difference?

metalepses | metalepsis |


As nouns the difference between metalepses and metalepsis

is that metalepses is while metalepsis is (rhetoric) 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.

Metalepsis vs Metaleptic - What's the difference?

metalepsis | metaleptic |


As a noun metalepsis

is (rhetoric) 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.

As an adjective metaleptic is

of or pertaining to metalepsis.