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metalepsy

metalepsy noun: exchange; replacement; substitution; metathesis.

Noun

metalepsy (uncountable)

  1. (archaic) Exchange; replacement; substitution; metathesis.

Origin of metalepsy

From Ancient Greek μετάληψις (metálēpsis). Compare metalepsis.

Questions about metalepsy

What does metalepsy mean?
Metalepsy means exchange; replacement; substitution; metathesis.
What part of speech is metalepsy?
Metalepsy is a noun.

Words near metalepsy in the dictionary

  1. metalegs
  2. metalens
  3. metalenses
  4. metalepses
  5. metalepsis
  6. metalepsy
  7. metaleptic
  8. metaleptical
  9. metaleptically
  10. metaler
  11. metalers

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