dirimens copulatio
 di'-ri-mens ko-pu-la'-ti-o L. “separating combination”

  A figure by which one balances one statement with a contrary, qualifying statement (sometimes conveyed by "not only ... but also" clauses).

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Gideon O. Burton, Brigham Young University
Please cite "Silva Rhetoricae" (rhetoric.byu.edu)


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