parembole

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noun

A kind of rhetorical parenthesis. The insertion of something relating to the subject in the middle of a period.

OriginAncient Greek παρεμβολή →
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Meanings

nounparembole (plural paremboles)

plural paremboles

  1. rhetoricA kind of rhetorical parenthesis. The insertion of something relating to the subject in the middle of a period.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekπαρεμβολή
  2. Ancient Greekπαρεμβολή
  3. Englishparembole

Borrowed from Ancient Greek παρεμβολή (parembolḗ, “throwing in”).

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APA

parembole. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/parembole

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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