| metallage | |
| me-tal'-la-gee | from
Gk. meta, "beyond, across" and allagee, "a change" ("a taking over in exchange") |
| suppositio, materialis | |
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When a word or phrase is treated as an object within another expression. | |
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| A lady's "verily"
is as potent as a lord's. —Shakespeare, The Winter's Tale 1.1.50-51 Their drink is sour: they have committed whoredom continually: her rulers with shame do love, "Give ye." —Hosea 4:19 I don't want to hear another "I'll do it later." Do it now. |
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