enallage

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Transformation from one grammatically correct form to another.
  2. The substitution of one grammatical form for another that violates a grammatical rule.

Pronunciation

/ɛˈnæləd͡ʒiː/

Word forms

enallage enallages enallagy

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἐναλλαγή (enallagḗ, “interchange, variation”).

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