Meaning of EPANORTHOSIS
| Pronunciation: | | `epunor'thowsis
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[n] immediate rephrasing for intensification or justification; "Seems, madam! Nay, it is" |
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EPANORTHOSIS is a 12 letter word that starts with E. |
| | See Also: | | rhetorical device | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Ep`an*or*tho"sis\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?; 'epi` + ? to
set right again; ? again + ? to set straight.]
A figure by which a speaker recalls a word or words, in order
to substitute something else stronger or more significant;
as, Most brave! Brave, did I say? most heroic act!
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