HYPALLAGE


Meaning of HYPALLAGE in English

n. rhet. the transposition of the natural relations of two elements in a proposition (e.g. Melissa shook her doubtful curls).

[ LL f. Gk hupallage (as HYPO-, allasso exchange) ]

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