tricolon diminuens

== English == === Etymology === From tricolon (“a rhetorical device”) and Latin dīminuēns (“decreasing, diminishing”). === Noun === tricolon diminuens (plural not attested) (rhetoric) A "diminishing" tricolon, its parts decreasing in magnitude or intensity Antonym: tricolon crescens ==== Usage notes ==== While the plural is not attested, one can suppose a plural form *tricola diminuentia based on the plurals of tricolon and Latin dīminuēns (neuter).