hypallage

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Synonyms: hallage

Antonyms: hallage

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|uncountable|figure of speech}} The use of a [[grammatical]] [[modifier]] which [[syntactic]]ally modifies an item other than the one it belongs to [[semantic]]ally, generating a connection between the two.
2. {{lb|en|countable|figure of speech}} A [[phrase]] in which this occurs.

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