syncrisis

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syncrisis

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From Ancient Greek σύν (sún, “with, together”) + κρίσις (krísis, “judge”).

noun syncrises

rhetoric A figure of speech in which opposite things, people etc. are compared. Other aspects were also taken into consideration in the pansophic method, ensuing from the syncrisis of the general and particular.

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@misc{syncrisis_2026,
  title = {syncrisis},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/syncrisis},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}