merism

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Synonyms: melism, verism, meris, merise, medism, meriam, amerism, mecism, meriem, merisa

Antonyms: melism, verism, meris, merise, medism, meriam, amerism, mecism, meriem, merisa

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|literature|rhetoric}} A reference to something by its polar extremes, as in "we searched high and low".
2. {{lb|en|literature|rhetoric}} A reference to something by a list of its parts.

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