| Figure Name | parelcon |
| Source | Silva Rhetoricae (http://humanities.byu.edu/rhetoric/Silva.htm); Peacham (1577) F3r ; JG Smith (1665) ("parelcon") |
| Earliest Source | None |
| Synonyms | paragoge |
| Etymology | from Gk. parelkein, "to draw along, spin out, prolong" |
| Type | Trope |
| Linguistic Domain |
Semantic |
| Definition |
1. The use of redundant or superfluous terms. Often the use of two words in lieu of one. 3. Prolonging: a figure when a syllable or whole word is added to another in the end of it, &c.; PARELCON, protractio, protraction, or prolonging; derived from [parelco] potraho, to protract or prolong. A figure when a syllable, or whole word is added to another in the end of it. (JG Smith) |
| Example | |
| Kind Of | Repetition |
| Part Of | |
| Related Figures | tautologia |
| Notes | JG Smith has a separate entry for "paragoge". - Nike |
| Confidence | Unconfident |
| Last Editor | Nike Abbott |
| Confidence | Unconfident |
| Editorial Notes | |
| Reviewed | No |