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anacampsis

/ˌænəˈkæmpsɪs/

anacampsis noun: a figure of speech in which the speaker returns to the original subject after a digression.

Noun

anacampsis (uncountable)

  1. (rare, rhetoric) A figure of speech in which the speaker returns to the original subject after a digression.
  2. (archaic, obsolete) Reflection (of light or sound).

Origin of anacampsis

From Ancient Greek ἀνάκαμψις (anákampsis). By surface analysis, ana- (“back, again”) + -campsis (“bend, curve”).

Questions about anacampsis

What does anacampsis mean?
Anacampsis means a figure of speech in which the speaker returns to the original subject after a digression.
What part of speech is anacampsis?
Anacampsis is a noun.
How do you pronounce anacampsis?
Anacampsis is pronounced /ˌænəˈkæmpsɪs/.

Words near anacampsis in the dictionary

  1. Anabranch South
  2. anabranched
  3. anabranches
  4. anabranching
  5. anabrosis
  6. anacampsis
  7. anacamptic
  8. anacamptically
  9. anacamptics
  10. anacampylotropous
  11. anacanthobatid

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