| synonymia | |
| si-no-ni'-mi-a | from Gk. syn, "alike" and onoma, "name" |
| interpretatio, nominis communio | |
| synonymy, the figure of store, the interpreter | |
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In general, the use of several synonyms together to amplify or explain a given subject or term. A kind of repetition that adds emotional force or intellectual clarity. Synonymia often occurs in parallel fashion. | |
| The Latin synonym, interpretatio, suggests the expository and rational nature of this figure, while another Greek synonym, congeries, suggests the emotive possibilities of this figure. | ||
| Examples | ||
| The
tribune Murellus taunts the Roman populace in Shakespeare's Julius Caesar
for their fickleness, calling the people several different pejorative
names:
You blocks, you stones, you worse than senseless things! |
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| Sources: | Ad Herennium 4.28.38 ("interpretatio"); Melanch. IR d1r ("interpretatio" "synonymia"); Melanch. ER D4v-E1r ("congeries" "synonymia"); Sherry (1550) 49 ("sinonimia," "nominis communio"); Peacham (1577) P4r; Putt. (1589) 223 ("sinonimia," "the figure of store"); Day 1599 91 | |
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