Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

antanaclasis

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: an-tana-cla-sis
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noun

The repeated use of the same word or phrase, but with a different meaning each time; a kind of paronomasia.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀντανάκλασις (antanáklasis, “reflection, bending back”), from ἀντί (antí, “against”) + ἀνά (aná, “up”) + κλάσις (klásis, “breaking”).

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: ἀντανάκλασις

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antanaclases (plural)

Questions

What does antanaclasis mean?: The repeated use of the same word or phrase, but with a different meaning each time; a kind of paronomasia.
Where does antanaclasis come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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