hypallactic

adjective

hyp·​al·​lac·​tic

¦hipə¦laktik,

¦hīp-

: of, relating to, or of the nature of hypallage

Word History

Etymology

Greek hypallaktikos, from (assumed) Greek hypallaktos (verbal of Greek hypallassein to interchange, exchange) + Greek -icos -ic

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