| antisthecon | |
| an-tis'-the-con | from
Gk. anti- “against” and stoicheon “letter order” |
| Also sp. antistoechon, antistoecon | |
| littera pro littera | |
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Substitution of one sound, syllable, or letter for another within a word. A kind of metaplasm. | |
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following pun is accomplished only through antisthecon, substituting "o"
for "a" in the word "reward": "A pun is its own reword" |
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| Sources: | Mosellanus ("antithesis" "antistoechon") a4r; Susenbrotus (1540) 23 ("antithesis," "antistoechon"); Sherry (1550) 28 ("antisthecon," "littera pro littera"); Peacham (1577) E3r | |
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