parelcon

P3A1R1E1L1C3O1N1

noun

A form of redundancy involving the addition of a syllable, particle, or another word, to the end of a word.

OriginAncient Greek παρέλκων →
Scrabble 12
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

noun
  1. archaicrhetoricA form of redundancy involving the addition of a syllable, particle, or another word, to the end of a word.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekπαρέλκων
  2. Englishparelcon

From Ancient Greek παρέλκων (parélkōn), from παρέλκω (parélkō, “to draw aside, to be redundant”), from ἕλκω (hélkō).

More words from Ancient Greek

Full word history & related roots →
Cite this entry
APA

parelcon. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/parelcon

MLA

“parelcon.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/parelcon. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “parelcon,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/parelcon.

Source: parelcon on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.