Antanaclasis Definition
noun
(rhetoric) The repeated use of the same word or phrase, but with a different meaning each time; a kind of pun.
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Origin of Antanaclasis
From Ancient Greek ἀντανάκλασις (antanaklasis, “reflection, bending back”), ἀντί (anti, “against”) + ἀνά (ana, “up”) + κλάσις (klasis, “breaking”).
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