How to pronounce analepsis
American English pronunciation
an-uh-LEP-sis
- IPA
- /ˌænəˈlɛpsɪs/
- Syllables
- an · uh · LEP · sis (4 syllables, stress on the 3rd)
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What analepsis means
A flashback to earlier events in a story
In a sentence: The book's analepsis jumps back to when the grandmother was a little girl.
Where it comes from: It comes from a Greek word meaning a taking up again.
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