syntheton

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English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek σύνθετον (súntheton), from συντίθημι (suntíthēmi, to put together).

Pronunciation

Noun

Examples (rhetoric)
  • red, white, and blue
  • meat and potatoes
  • heaven and earth

syntheton (plural syntheta)

  1. (rhetoric) A set phrase linking two or more non-synonymous words by conjunction.
    Hyponym: hendiadys

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