| NOUN | communication | enallage | a substitution / substitution of part of speech or gender or number or tense etc. (e.g., editorial 'we' for 'I') |
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| Meaning | A substitution / substitution of part of speech or gender or number or tense etc. (e.g., editorial 'we' for 'I'). | |
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| Broader | rhetorical device | A use of language that creates a literary effect (but often without regard for literal significance) |
| Spanish | enalage, enálage, enallage | |
| Catalan | enallage, enàl·lage | |
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