Paregmenon
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Paregmenon is a noun meaning (rhetoric) The juxtaposition of words that have the same roots; using cognate words together, such as "curvaceous curves", "my loving and beloved wife", or "he's a manly man".
Meaning
(rhetoric) The juxtaposition of words that have the same roots; using cognate words together, such as "curvaceous curves", "my loving and beloved wife", or "he's a manly man".
Word Forms
- paregmena
- paregmenons
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include paronomasia, parenesis, agnomination, prosonomasia, adnominatio, paronomasy.
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