| Figure Name | compression |
| Source | Demetrius (1902) 135-137 |
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| Etymology | |
| Type | Chroma |
| Linguistic Domain |
Semantic |
| Definition |
1. When a thought which would have been spoiled by dwelling on it is made graceful by a light and rapid touch. (Demetrius) |
| Example |
1. "'This man has really no part or lot in Greece, for he has (as I have myself seen) both his ears pierced like a Lydian'; and so it was." (Xenophon qtd. in Demetrius) |
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| Notes | |
| Confidence | Unconfident |
| Last Editor | Ashwini Namasivayam |
| Confidence | Unconfident |
| Editorial Notes | |
| Reviewed | No |