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Antiptosis

UK
/ˌæntɪpˈtəʊsɪs/
US
/ˌæntɪpˈtoʊsɪs/
ru

Translation of "antiptosis" into Russian

antiptosis
Noun
raiting
UK
/ˌæntɪpˈtəʊsɪs/
US
/ˌæntɪpˈtoʊsɪs/
antiptosis
antiptoses pl
антиптосис
Antiptosis is a rhetorical device used in literature.
Антиптосис - это риторический прием, используемый в литературе.

Definitions

antiptosis
Noun
raiting
UK
/ˌæntɪpˈtəʊsɪs/
US
/ˌæntɪpˈtoʊsɪs/
A rhetorical figure in which one grammatical case is substituted for another, most commonly the genitive (possessive) for the nominative or for an adjective.
In Shakespeare's phrase "summer's lease hath all too short a date," the possessive noun "summer's" stands in place of an adjective, illustrating antiptosis.