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      metalepsis
      noun
      substituting metonymy of one figurative sense for another
      Roots
      metameta- · Greek · change, transferlepsislepsis- · Greek · a taking, seizing
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      The word metalepsis breaks down into 2 roots of Greek origin: meta-, from Greek meta (“change, transfer”); and lepsis, from Greek lepsis (“a taking, seizing”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.

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