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Meaning of EPANORTHOSIS

Pronunciation:  `epunor'thowsis

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  immediate rephrasing for intensification or justification; "Seems, madam! Nay, it is"
 
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 See Also: rhetorical device

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 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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