Associations to the word «Metalepsis»
Wiktionary
METALEPSIS, noun. (rhetoric) A rhetorical device whereby one word is metonymically substituted for another word which is itself a metonym; more broadly, a metaphor consisting of a series of embedded metonyms or rhetorical substitutions.
Dictionary definition
METALEPSIS, noun. Substituting metonymy of one figurative sense for another.
Wise words
Suit the action to the word, the word to the action.