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Paromology
Parˊo-mol′o-gy
,Noun.
[Gr. fr. [GREEK], fr. [GREEK] to grant; [GREEK] by, near + [GREEK] to speak together, agree. See
Homologous
.] (Rhet.)
A concession to an adversary in order to strengthen one’s own argument.
Definition 2024
paromology
paromology
English
Noun
paromology (uncountable)
- (rhetoric) A concession to an adversary in order to strengthen one's own argument.
Translations
a concession to an adversary in order to strengthen one's own argument
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Synonyms
- (rhetorical concession): paromologia
See also
References
- paromology in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- paromology at OneLook Dictionary Search