metaleptic

adjective

meta·​lep·​tic

¦metᵊl¦eptik

variants or less commonly metaleptical

-tə̇kəl

: of or relating to metalepsis

metaleptically

-k(ə)lē

adverb

Word History

Etymology

Greek metalēptikos, from (assumed) metalēptos (verbal of metalambanein to have a share of, exchange) + -ikos -ic, -ical

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