|med. ə l|eptik adjective
also meta·lep·ti·cal -tə̇kəl
Etymology: Greek metalēptikos, from (assumed) metalēptos (verbal of metalambanein to have a share of, exchange) + -ikos -ic, -ical
: of or relating to metalepsis
• meta·lep·ti·cal·ly -k(ə)lē adverb