单词 | diallage |
释义 | diallage1/dʌɪˈalədʒi/ /dʌɪˈaləɡi/Rhetoric. Somewhat rare noun A figure of speech by which arguments, after having been considered from various points of view, are all brought to bear on one point. OriginEarly 18th century; earliest use found in Phillips's New World of Words. From post-classical Latin diallage, denoting a figure of speech from ancient Greek διαλλαγή interchange from διαλλαγ-, aorist stem of διαλλάσσειν to interchange from δια- + ἀλλάσσειν to change, exchange. diallage2/ˈdʌɪəlɪdʒ/(also dialage) Mineralogy. Now rare noun Any of various mineral varieties (originally amphiboles and pyroxenes; in later use specifically clinopyroxenes, as diopside and augite) which display distinct pinacoidal lamination, often with other minerals between the plates. OriginEarly 19th century; earliest use found in Robert Jameson (1774–1854), geologist and natural historian. From French diallage from ancient Greek διαλλαγή. The mineral is so called on account of its distinctive cleavage. |
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