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enallage

/ɛˈnæləd͡ʒiː/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
enal-lage
IPA
/ɛˈnæləd͡ʒiː/
9
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Transformation from one grammatically correct form to another.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The substitution of one grammatical form for another that violates a grammatical rule.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἐναλλαγή (enallagḗ, “interchange, variation”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: ἐναλλαγή

Usage

Inflected Forms

enallages (plural) enallagy (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

hypallage

Rhymes With

analogy hypallage

Questions

How do you pronounce enallage?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɛˈnæləd͡ʒiː/.
What does enallage mean?
Transformation from one grammatically correct form to another.
Where does enallage come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

How to pronounce enallage

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