‖ paˈrelcon Gram. Obs.
[mod.L., a. Gr. παρέλκων, pr. pple. of παρέλκειν to draw aside or along, spin out, prolong.]
(See quot.)
| 1678 Phillips (ed. 4), Parelcon, Protraction, a figure wherein a word or syllable is added to the end of another, as Numnam, Etiamnum. |