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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   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". rhetoric
2. 2
   juxtaposing words having a common derivation (as in ‘sense and sensibility’) wordnet

Synonyms

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figure of speechmalapropismmetaphorsimilespeech

Etymology

From Ancient Greek.

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