synathroesmus

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Piling up of terms, especially adjectives, often as invective.

Word forms

synathroesmus synathrœsmus

Etymology

From Latin, from Ancient Greek συναθροισμός (sunathroismós, “collection, union, rhetorical grouping of diverse words”).

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