Rhetoric. Relating to or of the nature of the figure of metalepsis.
Origin
Mid 17th century (in an earlier sense). From Hellenistic Greek μεταληπτικός capable of partaking, involving the rhetorical figure of metalepsis from -μετα- + -ληπτικός, after μεταλαμβάνειν to substitute.
Definition of metaleptic in US English:
metaleptic
adjectiveˌmɛtəˈlɛptɪk
Rhetoric. Relating to or of the nature of the figure of metalepsis.
Origin
Mid 17th century (in an earlier sense). From Hellenistic Greek μεταληπτικός capable of partaking, involving the rhetorical figure of metalepsis from -μετα- + -ληπτικός, after μεταλαμβάνειν to substitute.