tricolon crescens
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From tricolon (“three-limbed”) and Latin crēscēns (“increasing, growing, rising”).
Noun[edit]
tricolon crescens (plural not attested)
- (rhetoric) A "rising" tricolon, its parts increasing in magnitude or intensity towards a climax on the third part
- Antonym: tricolon diminuens
Usage notes[edit]
While the plural is not attested, one can suppose a plural form *tricola crescentia based on the plurals of tricolon and Latin crēscēns (neuter).