tricolon crescens

== English == === Etymology === From tricolon (“a rhetorical device”) and Latin crēscēns (“increasing, growing, rising”). === Noun === tricolon crescens (plural not attested) (rhetoric) A "rising" tricolon, its parts increasing in magnitude or intensity towards a climax on the third part Antonym: tricolon diminuens ==== Usage notes ==== While the plural is not attested, one can suppose a plural form *tricola crescentia based on the plurals of tricolon and Latin crēscēns (neuter).