hypallage

hy·pal·la·ge

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [hi-pal-uh-jee, hahy-]
- /hɪˈpæl ə dʒi, haɪ-/
- /hˈaɪpalɪdʒ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hi-pal-uh-jee, hahy-]
- /hɪˈpæl ə dʒi, haɪ-/

Definitions of hypallage word

noun hypallage the reversal of the expected syntactic relation between two words, as in “her beauty's face” for “her face's beauty.”. 1
noun hypallage A transposition of the natural relations of two elements in a proposition, for example in the sentence “Melissa shook her doubtful curls.”. 1
noun hypallage a figure of speech in which the natural relations of two words in a statement are interchanged, as in the fire spread the wind 0
noun hypallage (rhetoric, grammar) A construction in which a modifier with meaning associated with one word appears grammatically applied to another, often used as literary device. 0

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Origin of hypallage

First appearance:

before 1580

One of the 35% oldest English words

1580-90; < Latin < Greek hypallagḗ interchange, equivalent to hyp- hyp- + allagḗ change (all- all- + ag- (stem of ágein to lead; see -agogue) + -ē noun suffix)

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Parts of speech for Hypallage

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Hypallage

hypallage popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 46% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

hypallage usage trend in Literature

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