01 n. A figure by which one striking circumstance is added, in due gradation, to another; climax; e. g., “He not only spared his enemies, but con…
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A figure by which one striking circumstance is added, in due gradation, to another; climax; e. g., “He not only spared his enemies, but continued them in employment; not only continued, but advanced them.”(Rhet.)