isocolon

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Etymology[edit]

From Ancient Greek ἰσόκωλον (isókōlon), composed of ἴσος (ísos, equal) and κῶλον (kôlon, member, clause).

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isocolon (plural isocolons or isocola)

  1. (rhetoric) A rhetorical scheme in which parallel elements possess the same number of words or syllables..
    Hyponyms: bicolon, tricolon, tetracolon

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