Syncrisis
Pronunciation : Syn"cri*sis
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [NL., fr. Gr. (Rhet.)
Definition : Defn: A figure of speech in which opposite things or persons are compared. Crabb.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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