antanaclasis
English
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἀντανάκλασις (antanáklasis, “reflection, bending back”), from ἀντί (antí, “against”) + ἀνά (aná, “up”) + κλάσις (klásis, “breaking”).
Noun
Template:examples-right antanaclasis (countable and uncountable, plural antanaclases)
- (rhetoric) The repeated use of the same word or phrase, but with a different meaning each time; a kind of pun.
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Translations
the use of the same word or phrase, but with a different meaning each time
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Further reading
- antanaclasis on Wikipedia.Wikipedia