- 1. n. The word/continuation">continuation of a word/trope">trope in one word through a succession of significations, or the union of two or more tropes of a different kind in one word. Source: opted
- 2. n. substituting metonymy of one figurative sense for another Source: wordnet
- 3. The word/continuation">continuation of a word/trope">trope in one word through a succession of significations, or the union of two or more tropes of a different kind in one word. Source: webster
- 4. The word/continuation">continuation of a word/trope">trope in one word through a succession ofsignifications, or the union of two or more tropes of a differentkind in one word. Source: adambom
- 5. n substituting metonymy of one figurative sense for another Source: ecdict
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