# tricolon diminuens

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A "diminishing" tricolon, its parts decreasing in magnitude or intensity

## Etymology
From tricolon (“a rhetorical device”) and Latin dīminuēns (“decreasing, diminishing”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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