metalepsis
NOUN
/,mɛt'əlɛpsɪs/
10 LETTERS · 4 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH M
metalepsis is a valid 10-letter word worth 14 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
M3E1T1A1L1E1P3S1I1S1
3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 =14 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 28TRIPLE WORD → 42
MEANING
What does metalepsis mean?
NOUN · 1 SENSE
1
Substituting metonymy of one figurative sense for another.
BROADER