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paregmenon

[ puh-reg-muh-non ]
/ pəˈrɛg məˌnɒn /

noun Rhetoric.

the juxtaposition of words that have a common derivation, as in “sense and sensibility.”

Words nearby paregmenon

pardoner, pardubice, pardy, pare, parecious, paregmenon, paregoric, pareidolia, pareira, pareira brava, paren.

Origin of paregmenon

1670–80; < Greek parēgménon derived, neuter of perfect passive past participle of parágein to bring side by side, derive. See par-, paragon
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