hypocatastasis

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The implication or declaration of a comparison that does not directly invoke both objects of the comparison.
  2. The word or phrase used in this way; an implied comparison.

Word forms

hypocatastasis hypocatastases

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ὑποκατάστασις (hupokatástasis, “substitution”).

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