"merismus" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /məˈɹɪzməs/
Etymology: From Ancient Greek μερισμός (merismós, “a dividing”), derived from the Ancient Greek verb μερίζω (merízō, “to divide into parts”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|grc|μερισμός||a dividing}} Ancient Greek μερισμός (merismós, “a dividing”), {{m|grc|μερίζω||to divide into parts}} μερίζω (merízō, “to divide into parts”) Head templates: {{head|en|noun}} merismus
  1. (rhetoric) A metonymic term to describe a type of synecdoche in which two parts of a thing, perhaps contrasting or complementary parts, are made to stand for the whole. Tags: rhetoric Categories (topical): Rhetoric
    Sense id: en-merismus-en-noun-hZZpbXTW Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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