paregmenon

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek.

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".

References

• Paragmenon, Webster's Online Dictionary. 2007.