Definition
A rhetorical or grammatical unit consisting of two related clauses or phrases of roughly equal length, commonly used in classical rhetoric and poetry.
Etymology
From Greek 'di-' (two) and 'colon' (a clause or segment of a sentence). Formed in classical rhetoric by Greek and Roman orators to describe balanced sentence structures.
Kelly Says
Ancient Roman orators deliberately structured speeches in dicola to make them sound balanced and persuasive—it's why political speeches still use this pattern today ('Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country')!
Translations
ARالعربية
dicolon
di-ko-lon
BNবাংলা
dicolon
di-ko-lon
CACatalà
dicolon
di-ko-lon
CSČeština
dicolon
di-ko-lon
DADansk
dicolon
di-ko-lon
DEDeutsch
Dicolon
di-ko-lon
ELΕλληνικά
dicolon
di-ko-lon
ESEspañol
dicolon
di-ko-lon
FAفارسی
dicolon
di-ko-lon
FISuomi
dicolon
di-ko-lon
FRFrançais
dicolon
di-ko-lon
HEעברית
dicolon
di-ko-lon
HIहिन्दी
dicolon
di-ko-lon
HUMagyar
dicolon
di-ko-lon
IDBahasa Indonesia
dicolon
di-ko-lon
ITItaliano
dicolon
di-ko-lon
MSBahasa Melayu
dicolon
di-ko-lon
MYမြန်မာ
dicolon
di-ko-lon
NLNederlands
dicolon
di-ko-lon
NONorsk
dicolon
di-ko-lon
PLPolski
dicolon
di-ko-lon
PTPortuguês
dicolon
di-ko-lon
RORomână
dicolon
di-ko-lon
RUРусский
dicolon
di-ko-lon
SVSvenska
dicolon
di-ko-lon
SWKiswahili
dicolon
di-ko-lon
TAதமிழ்
dicolon
di-ko-lon
TEతెలుగు
dicolon
di-ko-lon
TRTürkçe
dicolon
di-ko-lon
UKУкраїнська
dicolon
di-ko-lon
VITiếng Việt
dicolon
di-ko-lon