Paregmenon

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Description

Paregmenon is the repetition of words which have the same root.

Example

Verily, you are very well verified.

Happily, happiness makes others happy too.

Society is the socialisation of the unsociable.

Discussion

Repetition is a simple way of grabbing attention, much as a hammer hitting a nail. This can be make more subtle in many ways and paragmenon is one way of doing this.

Classification: Repetition