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anangeon

/əˈnænd͡ʒiən/

anangeon noun: a justification of an action by inevitability or necessity.

Noun

anangeon (plural anangea or anangeons)

  1. (rhetoric) A justification of an action by inevitability or necessity.

Forms of anangeon

pluralanangea
pluralanangeons

Origin of anangeon

From New Latin anangeon, from Ancient Greek ἀναγκαῖον (anankaîon), neuter of ἀναγκαῖος (anankaîos, “necessary”). The spelling of this word with -ng- is unexpected. The Latin word first appears in Jodocus Badius' annotations of Quintilian's Institutio Oratoria, printed in 1516, in which ἀναγκαῖον is glossed as Anagkeon in the text and Anangeon in the index. The latter spelling is likely an error that was introduced by the compiler of the index and copied by later authors.

Questions about anangeon

What does anangeon mean?
Anangeon means a justification of an action by inevitability or necessity.
What part of speech is anangeon?
Anangeon is a noun.
How do you pronounce anangeon?
Anangeon is pronounced /əˈnænd͡ʒiən/.
What is the plural of anangeon?
The plural of anangeon is anangea.

Words near anangeon in the dictionary

  1. anandria
  2. anandrous
  3. Anands
  4. Anang
  5. anangea
  6. anangeon
  7. anangeons
  8. Anangu
  9. anangular
  10. Anania
  11. Ananias

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