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παραύξ-ησις

parauxesis · ἡ

waxing, progressive increase of parallel series, metrical lengthening

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What it meant

παραύξ-ησις · paraux-ēsis — LSJ

waxing

waxing, ἡμερῶν καὶ νυκτῶν Gem. 6.29 (pl.) ; opp. μείωσις, Id. 18.4 ; τῆς σελήνης Dsc. 5.141 ; φωτός Porph. ap. Eus. PE 3.11, cf. Jul. Or. 4.147b.

2 progressive increase of parallel series

progressive increase of parallel series, Vett.Val. 295.6.

3 metrical lengthening

metrical lengthening, φωνῶν S.E. M. 1.126 (pl.).

4 singing of high notes

singing of high notes, ἡ παραυξήσεως φιλοτεχνία Antyll. ap. Orib. 6.10.7.

5 amplification, exaggeration

Rhet., amplification, exaggeration, Quint. Inst. 9.2.106.

Where it came from

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