Paremptosis

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  paremptosis \par`emp*to"sis\ (p[a^]r`[e^]mp*t[=o]"s[i^]s), n.
     [NL., from Gr. pare`mptwsis a coming in beside; para` beside
     + 'empiptein to fall in.]
     Same as {Parembole}.
     [1913 Webster]