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metonymy vs metalepsis

metalepsis vs metonymy

metonymy and metalepsis both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
metonymy Yes No No No
metalepsis Yes No No No
As nouns, metalepsis is a hyponym of metonymy; that is, metalepsis is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than metonymy:
  • metonymy: substituting the name of an attribute or feature for the name of the thing itself (as in `they counted heads')
  • metalepsis: substituting metonymy of one figurative sense for another
metonymy (noun) metalepsis (noun)
substituting the name of an attribute or feature for the name of the thing itself (as in `they counted heads') substituting metonymy of one figurative sense for another
Difference between metonymy and metalepsis

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