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There are 6 words containing LEPSIS

PROLEPSISprolepsis n. (Rhetoric) The assignment of something to a period of time that precedes it.
prolepsis n. (Logic) The anticipation of an objection to an argument.
prolepsis n. (Grammar, rhetoric) A construction that consists of placing an element in a syntactic unit before that…
SYLLEPSISsyllepsis n. (Rhetoric) A figure of speech in which one word simultaneously modifies two or more other words such…
syllepsis n. (Botany) Growth in which lateral branches develop from a lateral meristem, without the formation of…
SYLLEPSIS n. (Greek) a construction in which a word governs two or more other words but agrees in number, gender, or case with only one, or has a different meaning when applied to each of the words, as in 'He lost his coat and his temper'.
METALEPSISmetalepsis n. (Rhetoric) A rhetorical device whereby one word is metonymically substituted for another word which…
METALEPSIS n. metonymy, esp. of a double, complicated, or indirect kind.
EPANALEPSISepanalepsis n. (Rhetoric) The repetition of the same word or clause after intervening matter.
EPANALEPSIS n. repetition or resumption with the same words e.g. 'The king is dead, long live the king'.
MONOBLEPSISmonoblepsis n. (Pathology) A defect of vision that is evident only if both eyes are open.
MONOBLEPSIS n. a condition in which vision is more distinct when one eye only is used.
PARABLEPSISparablepsis n. (Palaeography) A circumstance in which a scribe miscopies text due to inadvertently looking to the side…
PARABLEPSIS n. false vision; oversight, also PARABLEPSY.

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  • English Wiktionary: 13 words
  • Scrabble in French: no word
  • Scrabble in Spanish: 4 words
  • Scrabble in Italian: no word
  • Scrabble in German: 2 words
  • Scrabble in Romanian: 8 words


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