syntheton

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɪnθətɒn/

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

See also

• synonymia
• Category:English coordinated pairs

References

• Silva Rhetoricae