Antanaclasis

Origin

From Ancient Greek ἀντανάκλασις (antanaklasis, "reflection, bending back"), ἀντί (anti, "against") + ἀνά (ana, "up") + κλάσις (klasis, "breaking").

Noun

noun

1. (rhetoric) The repeated use of the same word or phrase, but with a different meaning each time; a kind of pun.

Hyponyms

• antistasis

Hypernyms

• pun, ploce