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synathroesmus

synathroesmus noun: piling up of terms, especially adjectives, often as invective.

Noun

synathroesmus (uncountable)

  1. (rhetoric) Piling up of terms, especially adjectives, often as invective.

Forms of synathroesmus

alternative formsynathrœsmus

Origin of synathroesmus

From Latin, from Ancient Greek συναθροισμός (sunathroismós, “collection, union, rhetorical grouping of diverse words”).

Questions about synathroesmus

What does synathroesmus mean?
Synathroesmus means piling up of terms, especially adjectives, often as invective.
What part of speech is synathroesmus?
Synathroesmus is a noun.

Words near synathroesmus in the dictionary

  1. synarthrosis
  2. synarthrotic
  3. synastric
  4. synastries
  5. synastry
  6. synathroesmus
  7. synathropic
  8. synathrœsmus
  9. synau
  10. synaxaria
  11. synaxaries

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