isocolon en · NOUN
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἰσόκωλον (isókōlon), neuter of ἰσόκωλος (isókōlos), from ἴσος (ísos, “equal”) and κῶλον (kôlon, “member, clause”). By surface analysis, iso- + colon.
Meanings
- (rhetoric) A rhetorical scheme in which parallel elements possess the same number of words or syllables.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| isocola | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| isocolons | Number=Plur | lexicographic |