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antanagoge

/ænˌtænəˈɡəʊd͡ʒi/

antanagoge noun: answering the charge of an adversary by a countercharge.

Noun

antanagoge (uncountable)

  1. (rhetoric) Answering the charge of an adversary by a countercharge.
  2. (rhetoric) Offsetting a proposition with an opposing proposition in one's own speech or writing.

Origin of antanagoge

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀνταναγωγή (antanagōgḗ, “a leading or bringing up”).

Questions about antanagoge

What does antanagoge mean?
Antanagoge means answering the charge of an adversary by a countercharge.
What part of speech is antanagoge?
Antanagoge is a noun.
How do you pronounce antanagoge?
Antanagoge is pronounced /ænˌtænəˈɡəʊd͡ʒi/.

Words near antanagoge in the dictionary

  1. antamanide
  2. antambulacral
  3. antanaclases
  4. antanaclasis
  5. antanaclastic
  6. antanagoge
  7. Antananarivo
  8. Antanandro
  9. antapex
  10. antaphrodisiac
  11. antaphrodisiacs

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