homoeosis |
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ho-mee-o'-sis |
Gk. "a becoming like"
Also sp. omiosis
resemblance |
Beautifying, enforcing and enlarging language through comparison.
Bede identifies three figures that peform this: icon,
parabola, and paradigma.
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Sources:
Bede 618; Putt. (1589) 247 ("omiosis," "resemblance");
Day 1599 99 ("omiosis") |