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Syncrisis
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Syn′cri-sis
,Noun.
[NL., fr. Gr. [GREEK] a comparison; [GREEK] together + [GREEK] to judge.]
(Rhet.)
A figure of speech in which opposite things or persons are compared.
Crabb.
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syncrisis
syncrisis
English
Noun
syncrisis (plural syncrises)
- (rhetoric) A figure of speech in which opposite things or persons are compared.
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Related terms
- syncritic