metalepsis
(noun) substituting metonymy of one figurative sense for another
Source: WordNet® 3.1
metalepsis (countable and uncountable, plural metalepses)
(rhetoric) A rhetorical device whereby one word is metonymically substituted for another word which is itself a metonym; more broadly, a metaphor consisting of a series of embedded metonyms or rhetorical substitutions.
• transumption
• timelapses
Source: Wiktionary
Met`a*lep"sis, n.; pl. Metalepses. Etym: [L., fr. Gr. (Rhet.)
Definition: The continuation of a trope in one word through a succession of significations, or the union of two or more tropes of a different kind in one word.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
7 March 2025
(noun) chafing between two skin surfaces that are in contact (as in the armpit or under the breasts or between the thighs)
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