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Meaning of merismus | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
/məˈɹɪzməs/

Definitions

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.

rhetoric

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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