DIALLAGES

Noun

diallages

plural of diallage

Source: Wiktionary


DIALLAGE

Di*al"la*ge, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Rhet.)

Definition: A figure by which arguments are placed in various points of view, and then turned to one point. Smart.

Di"al*lage, n. Etym: [Gr. (Min.)

Definition: A dark green or bronze-colored laminated variety of pyroxene, common in certain igneous rocks.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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(adverb) at the present or from now on; usually used with a negative; “Alice doesn’t live here anymore”; “the children promised not to quarrel any more”


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