ENALLAGE, in grammar, is when one word is substituted for another of the same part of speech: a substantive for an adjective, as exercitus victor, for victoriosus; scelus, for sceleris.
ENALLAGE
article · 185 chars · lineage ↗ · page image at NLS ↗
article · 185 chars · lineage ↗ · page image at NLS ↗
ENALLAGE, in grammar, is when one word is substituted for another of the same part of speech: a substantive for an adjective, as exercitus victor, for victoriosus; scelus, for sceleris.