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ALL meanings of antanaclasis

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  • noun antanaclasis (rhetoric) The repeated use of the same word or phrase, but with a different meaning each time; a kind of pun. 1
  • noun antanaclasis a form of speech in which a key word is repeated and used in a different, and sometimes contrary, way for a play on words, as in The craft of a politician is to appear before the public without craft. 1
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