HYPALLAGE


Meaning of HYPALLAGE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ hī-ˈpa-lə-jē, hi- ]

noun

Etymology: Latin, from Greek hypallagē, literally, interchange, from hypallassein to interchange, from hypo- + allassein to change, from allos other — more at else

Date: 1586

: an interchange of two elements in a phrase or sentence from a more logical to a less logical relationship (as in “a mind is a terrible thing to waste” for “to waste a mind is a terrible thing”)

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