Sȳn'crĕ-sĭs, n.
n. [Gr. σύγκρισις, a comparison, from σύν, together, and κρίσις, decision, choosing, from κρίνειν, to decide, judge.] (Rhet.) A figure of speech in which opposite things or persons are compared. Crabb.
n. [Gr. σύγκρισις, a comparison, from σύν, together, and κρίσις, decision, choosing, from κρίνειν, to decide, judge.] (Rhet.) A figure of speech in which opposite things or persons are compared. Crabb.