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paregmenon

/pəˈrɛɡ.mɪ.nɒn/

Traduction: Figure de rhétorique consistant à rapprocher des mots issus de la même racine, par exemple dans l'expression « sense and sensibility ».

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noun

/pəˈrɛɡ.mɪ.nɒn/C2formal
  • frFigure de rhétorique consistant à rapprocher des mots issus de la même racine, par exemple dans l'expression « sense and sensibility ».

A rhetorical device or figure of speech that involves the juxtaposition of words derived from the same root, such as in the phrase 'sense and sensibility'.

  1. Rhetorical deviceC2formal

    A figure of speech where words with the same root or derivation are placed close together for effect, such as in 'sense and sensibility'.

    frParéchème (figure de style)

    • The author used paregmenon in the phrase 'choose your choices wisely'.
    • 'Sense and sensibility' is a classic example of paregmenon.
    • The speech was full of paregmenon, like 'the love of loving'.

    Synonymespolyptoton