English Explanatory Dictionary

antanaclasis

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Word forms

antanaclasis antanaclases

Etymology

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

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