1. A rhetorical device in which the same idea is repeated in different words for emphasis or clarity.
Usage: rhetoric; literary
2. A mineral, a variety of pyroxene, typically greenish or brownish in color.
Usage: mineralogy; geology

Examples

• The speaker used diallage to drive home the point: 'We must act now, we cannot delay, the time for action is here.'
• In classical rhetoric, diallage was employed to reinforce arguments through varied repetition.
• The geologist identified diallage crystals in the rock sample under the microscope.
• Diallage occurs naturally in certain igneous rocks and metamorphic formations.
• The orator's use of diallage made the message more memorable to the audience.