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Syncrisis

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Syn′cri-sis

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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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