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語源

From Ancient Greek μερισμός (merismós). Compare μέρος (méros, “part”).

発音

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɛrɪz(ə)m/

名詞

merism (countable かつ uncountable, 複数形 merisms)

1. (literature, rhetoric) A reference to something by its polar extremes, as in "we searched high and low".
2. (literature, rhetoric) A reference to something by a list of its parts.