Definitions for enallage

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enallage en·al·la·ge

Spelling: [en-al-uh-jee]

IPA: /ɛnˈæl ə dʒi/

Enallage is a 8 letter English word.

You can make 141 anagrams from letters in enallage (aaeeglln).

Definitions for enallage

noun

1. the use of one grammatical form in place of another, as the plural for the singular in the editorial use of we.

Origin of enallage

1575-85; Late Latin Greek enallagḗ an interchange, derivative from base of enalláttein to give in exchange; cf. en-², agio

Examples for enallage

Boccaccio constantly uses this irregular form of enallage, especially in dialogue.