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syntheton

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Etymology edit

Ancient Greek [Term?]. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

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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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