What is the meaning of Antanaclasis?

  • (n.) A figure which consists in repeating the same word in a different sense; as, Learn some craft when young, that when old you may live without craft.
  • (n.) A repetition of words beginning a sentence, after a long parenthesis; as, Shall that heart (which not only feels them, but which has all motions of life placed in them), shall that heart, etc.
6
 
|15 years ago|415 views|share |citing 
APAWebster's. (2011). antanaclasis. Retrieved September 22, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/antanaclasis/definitions/1974225
ChicagoWebster's. 2011. "antanaclasis" http://smartdefine.org/antanaclasis/definitions/1974225 (accessed September 22, 2026).
HarvardWebster's 2011, antanaclasis, Smart Define, viewed 22 September, 2026, <http://smartdefine.org/antanaclasis/definitions/1974225>.
MLAWebster's. "antanaclasis" 27 May 2011. Web. 22 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/antanaclasis/definitions/1974225>