THE FIRST WORD

paregmenon

PRONUNCIATION:

(puh-REG-muh-non) 

MEANING:

noun: The juxtaposition of words that have the same roots. Examples: sense and sensibility, a manly man, the texture of textile.

ETYMOLOGY:

From Greek paregmenon, from paragein (to bring side by side). Earliest documented use: 1577.

USAGE:

"The Songs poets also used paregmenon for more than two words in succession ("Climbed those high hills,/ Ridged hills and higher heights").
William McNaughton; The Book of Songs; Twayne Publishers; 1971.