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Enallage

Definition: Enallage

Enallage

Noun

1. A substitution of part of speech or gender or number or tense etc. (e.g., editorial `we' for `I').

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Etymology: Enallage \E*nal"la*ge\, noun. [Latin expression, from the Greek expression an exchange, from to exchange; in to change.]. (Websters 1913)

Synonyms within Context: Enallage

ContextSynonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).

Metaphor

Phrase; figure, trope, metaphor, enallage, catachresis; metonymy, synecdoche; autonomasia, irony, figurativeness; Adjective: image, imagery; metalepsis, type, anagoge, simile, personification, prosopopoeia, allegory, apologue, parable, fable; allusion, adumbration; application.

Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

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Commercial Usage: Enallage

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Books

  • Enallage and Greek Style (Mnemosyne , Vol Suppl. 29) (reference)

    (more book examples)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Rhyming with "Enallage"

Words rhyming with "enallage" (pronounced 'E*nal"la*ge'): Abegge, Abjudge, About-sledge, Abregge, Abridge, Absterge, Abstringe, Abusage, Accourage, Acierage, Acknowledge, Acreage, Adage, Adjudge, Adjustage, Adjutage, After-eatage, After-image, Aggrege, Agiotage, Ajutage, Alegge, Alienage, Alledge, Allegge, Alloyage, Alnage, Altarage, Ambassage, Amenage, Amperage, Anagoge, Anecdotage, Angelage, Antanagoge, Apagoge, Apanage, Apophyge, Appanage, Appenage, Appendage, Apprenticeage, Arbitrage, Arrange, Arrearage, Assemblage, Asswage, Astringe, Attinge, Auberge, Avenage, Axunge, Badinage, baggage, Ballastage, Ballotage, Bar'ege, Barge, Baronage, Baronetage, Barrage, Bavardage, Beaconage, Befringe, Begrudge, Beguinage, Beige, Berthage, Besiege, Beverage, Billage, Blancmange, Blindage, Blocage, blockage, Blunge, Boatage, Bodrage, Bondage, Borage, Bordage, boscage, boskage, Bossage, Branchiostege, Brassage, Breakage, Brennage, Brewage, Brigandage, Brigge, Brocage, Brokage, Brokerage, Bumbarge, Buoyage, Burgage, Bushelage, Butlerage, By-passage, Cabotage, Carcelage, Careenage, Carnage, Carriage, Cartage, Cartilage, Cartridge, Carucage, Cellarage, Centage, Chaperonage, Checkage, Chiefage, Chiminage, Chomage, Cierge, Circumambage, Citrange, Clearage, Cledge, Clientage, Clientelage, Cloudage, Clownage, Coinage, College, Colportage, Commonage, Compinge, Concierge, Concubinage, Constringe, Consulage, Cooperage, Corage, Cordage, Corkage, Cornage, Corsage, Cort'ege, Cosenage, Cosinage, Costage, Cottage, Couage, Countercharge, Countergage, Coupe-gorge, Courage, Cousinage, Coverage, Cowhage, Cozenage, Cranage, Cribbage, Crimpage, Cuinage, Culerage, Culrage, Curtilage, Debeige, D'ecolletage, Demerge, Demigorge, Demiurge, Demorage, Demurrage, Derange, Desponsage, Deterge, Dirge, Dirige, Disacknowledge, Disalliege, Disarrange, Discage, Disedge, Disgage, Dismortgage, Disoblige, Disperge, Disponge, Disprivilege, Disrange, Disusage, diverge, Dockage, Doge, Domage, Doomage, Dosage, Dotage, Double-charge, Dradge, Drainage, Drawbridge, Drayage, Drengage, Driftage, Drownage, Duledge, Dumpage, Dunnage, Eatage, Elenge, 'Eloge, Embarge, Embassage, Emerge, Emplunge, Emulge, Encourage, Endamage, Endrudge, Enfleurage, Engregge, Enhedge, Enrage, Enrange, Enridge, Entourage, Envisage, Epagoge, Equipage, Eremitage, Eschaunge, Escheatage, Escuage, Espionage, Espousage, Estrange, Euge, Expressage, Expunge, Expurge, Factorage, Faldage, Fardage, Febrifuge, Ferriage, fibrocartilage, Fidge, Floodage, Floorage, Floriage, Florilege, Flotage, flowage, Flowerage, Foge, Foldage, Fontange, Fool-large, footbridge, Foreallege, foreknowledge, forestage, Forslugge, Fortilage, fosterage, Frank-marriage, frankpledge, Fratrage, Fraughtage, freightage, Frequentage, fridge, frontage, fruitage, Frutage, Fuage, Fullage, Fumage, Funge, fuselage, Gabarage, Gabionage, Gainage, Galage, Gange, Gastrostege, Gaussage, gavage, George, Ginny-carriage, Glandage, Glass-sponge, Glasynge, gouge, Graffage, Graftage, grange, Grillage, Groundage, Guardage, Guardenage, Guardianage, Guidage, Gulge, Gullage, Gunnage, Hallage, harborage, Harrage, haulage, Havenage, Hegge, Helmage, hemorrhage, herbage, Herbergage, heritage, Hermitage, Hidage, hodgepodge, Horologe, Hospitage, Hostage, Housage, Hucksterage, Hudge, huge, Husbandage, hypallage, impinge, Impledge, Implunge, Imposturage, Impoundage, Inbarge, Incage, Indamage, Ingorge, Intercommonage, Interknowledge, intermarriage, Interpledge, Isagoge, Juge, Kage, Kaleege, Keelage, Kentledge, knife-edge, Knightage, Lactage, lactifuge, Langridge, Lastage, leafage, ledge, Lege, leverage, Liage, Libertinage, Ligge, lighterage, linage, lineage, linkage, Litarge, Lithomarge, Lochage, lockage, loge, Logge, Losange, lovage, luggage, Madge, Mage, Manege, mange, Manurage, marge, Martyrologe, Matronage, M'elange, Menge, messuage, Metage, M'etayage, Meterage, Middle-age, mileage, mintage, mirage, misallege, Misarrange, miscarriage, Mischarge, misjudge, Mislodge, mismanage, Misusage, Mockage, Moneyage, moorage, Mucilage. (additional references)

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Anagrams: Enallage

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "a-a-e-e-g-l-l-n"

-2 letters: allege, anlage, galeae, galena.

-3 letters: agene, aglee, alane, alang, algae, algal, allee, anele, angel, angle, eagle, galea, glean, lagan, legal.

-4 letters: agee, alae, alan, alee, alga, anal, anga, egal, elan, gaen, gala, gale, gall, gane, gene, glee, glen, lane, lang, leal, lean.

-5 letters: aal, aga, age, ala, ale, all, ana, ane, eel, ell, eng, gae, gal, gan, gee, gel, gen, lag, lea, lee, leg, nae, nag, nee.

 Words containing the letters "a-a-e-e-g-l-l-n"
 

+1 letter: gleanable.

 

+2 letters: allegiance.

 

+3 letters: allegiances, collagenase, enlargeable, evangelical, selaginella.

 

+4 letters: collagenases, evangelicals, genealogical, selaginellas.

 

+5 letters: evangelically, generalizable, laughableness, unsalvageable.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Alternative Orthography: Enallage


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

45 6E 61 6C 6C 61 67 65

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)

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Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)

Braille (1829, in France) (references)

Morse Code (1836) (references)

.    -.    .-    .-..    .-..    .-    --.    .

Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01000101 01101110 01100001 01101100 01101100 01100001 01100111 01100101

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#69 &#110 &#97 &#108 &#108 &#97 &#103 &#101

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0045 006E 0061 006C 006C 0061 0067 0065

British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

3980677878677371

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Usage: Commercial
3. Rhymes
4. Anagrams
5. Orthography
6. Bibliography


  

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