exergasia

/ɛks.ɚˈɡasi.ə/

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἐξεργασίᾱ (exergasíā, “working out, completion”), from ἐξεργάζομαι (exergázomai, “to work out, finish”), from ἐξ- (ex-, “out”) + ἐργάζομαι (ergázomai, “to work”).

exergasia means restatement, a form of parallelism where an idea is repeated and the only change is in the way it is stated. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.

exergasia is pronounced /ɛks.ɚˈɡasi.ə/.

Why “exergasia” is a great word

EXERGASIA — [Noun] A rhetorical figure by which a single idea is restated and amplified through variation in phrasing or treatment, transforming repetition into a tool for emphasis and depth. From the Ancient Greek ἐξεργασίᾱ (exergasíā, "working out, completion"), from ἐξεργάζομαι (exergázomai, "to work out, finish"), from ἐξ- (ex-, "out") + ἐργάζομαι (ergázomai, "to work"). Unlike tautology—a flat, faulted echo of the same words—or synonymia—a broader piling-up of near-equivalents—exergasia is the patient, artful labor of refinement. It is the chisel turning a single block of marble into facets that catch different lights, the composer restating a motif in a new key and tempo, and the fading memory of a dream that insists on retelling itself in slightly different details each time. A testament to the conviction that no idea is truly finished on its first utterance, but in its careful working out, gains substance and resonance.

noun

Restatement, a form of parallelism where an idea is repeated and the only change is in the way it is stated.