tricolon diminuens
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From tricolon (“a rhetorical device”) and Latin dīminuēns (“decreasing, diminishing”).
Noun[edit]
tricolon diminuens (plural not attested)
- (rhetoric) A "diminishing" tricolon, its parts decreasing in magnitude or intensity
- Antonym: tricolon crescens
Usage notes[edit]
While the plural is not attested, one can suppose a plural form *tricola diminuentia based on the plurals of tricolon and Latin dīminuēns (neuter).