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paregmenon

paregmenon noun: 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".

Noun

paregmenon (plural paregmena or paregmenons)

  1. (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".

Forms of paregmenon

pluralparegmena
pluralparegmenons

Origin of paregmenon

From Ancient Greek.

Questions about paregmenon

What does paregmenon mean?
Paregmenon means 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".
What part of speech is paregmenon?
Paregmenon is a noun.
What is the plural of paregmenon?
The plural of paregmenon is paregmena.

Words near paregmenon in the dictionary

  1. Paree
  2. Pareene
  3. Pareenes
  4. parefuningoside
  5. paregmena
  6. paregmenon
  7. paregmenons
  8. paregoric
  9. paregorick
  10. paregoricks
  11. paregorics

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