diallage

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/daɪˈæləd͡ʒi/

noun

A figure of speech in which multiple arguments are brought to bear on a single point.

OriginNew Latin diallagē ← Ancient Greek διαλλαγή →
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Meanings

noundiallage (countable and uncountable, plural diallages)

plural diallages

  1. countableuncountableA figure of speech in which multiple arguments are brought to bear on a single point.
  2. countableuncountablechemistryA green form of pyroxene.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekδιαλλαγή“interchange”
  2. New Latindiallagē
  3. Englishdiallage

From New Latin diallagē, from Ancient Greek διαλλαγή (diallagḗ, “interchange”).

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Translations

Finnish diallagi
  • diallagiform of pyroxene
French diallage
  • diallageform of pyroxene
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APA

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MLA

“diallage.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/diallage. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “diallage,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/diallage.

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