Merismus Definition
noun
(rhetoric) A metonymic term to describe a type of synecdoche in which two parts of a thing, perhaps contrasting or complementary parts, are made to stand for the whole.
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Origin of Merismus
From Ancient Greek μερισμός (merismos, “a dividing”), derived from the Ancient Greek verb μερίζω (merizō, “to divide into parts”).
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