‖ paˈrelconGram.Obs. [mod.L., a. Gr. παρέλκων, pr.pple. of παρέλκειν to draw aside or along, spin out, prolong.] (See quot.) 1678Phillips (ed. 4), Parelcon, Protraction, a figure wherein a word or syllable is added to the end of another, as Numnam, Etiamnum.