# tricolon crescens

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A "rising" tricolon, its parts increasing in magnitude or intensity towards a climax on the third part

## Etymology
From tricolon (“a rhetorical device”) and Latin crēscēns (“increasing, growing, rising”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/tricolon-crescens