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paregmenon

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English

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek.

Noun

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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".

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