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antanaclasis

antanaclasis noun: the repeated use of the same word or phrase, but with a different meaning each time; a kind of paronomasia.

Noun

antanaclasis (countable and uncountable, plural antanaclases)

  1. (rhetoric) The repeated use of the same word or phrase, but with a different meaning each time; a kind of paronomasia.

Forms of antanaclasis

pluralantanaclases

Origin of antanaclasis

From Ancient Greek ἀντανάκλασις (antanáklasis, “reflection, bending back”), from ἀντί (antí, “against”) + ἀνά (aná, “up”) + κλάσις (klásis, “breaking”).

Questions about antanaclasis

What does antanaclasis mean?
Antanaclasis means the repeated use of the same word or phrase, but with a different meaning each time; a kind of paronomasia.
What part of speech is antanaclasis?
Antanaclasis is a noun.
What is the plural of antanaclasis?
The plural of antanaclasis is antanaclases.

Words near antanaclasis in the dictionary

  1. Antalya minnow
  2. Antalya minnows
  3. antamanide
  4. antambulacral
  5. antanaclases
  6. antanaclasis
  7. antanaclastic
  8. antanagoge
  9. Antananarivo
  10. Antanandro
  11. antapex

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