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Noun: metalepsis  ,me-tu'lep-sis
  1. Substituting metonymy of one figurative sense for another

Type of: metonymy

Encyclopedia: Metalepsis

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metal plating
metal saw
metal screw
metal spinning lathe
metal wood
metalanguage
metal-colored
metal-coloured
metal-cutting
metaldehyde
metalepsis
metalhead
metalise
metalize
metalled road
metallic
metallic bond
metallic element
metallic-colored
metallic-coloured
metallicity