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anthypophora

US/ænθəpəfɔɹə/

anthypophora noun: a device in which the author poses an opposing argument, then immediately refutes it.

Noun

anthypophora (uncountable)

  1. (rhetoric) A device in which the author poses an opposing argument, then immediately refutes it.

Origin of anthypophora

From Ancient Greek ἀνθυποφορά (anthupophorá); see anti- and hypophora.

Questions about anthypophora

What does anthypophora mean?
Anthypophora means a device in which the author poses an opposing argument, then immediately refutes it.
What part of speech is anthypophora?
Anthypophora is a noun.
How do you pronounce anthypophora?
Anthypophora is pronounced /ænθəpəfɔɹə/ (US).

Words near anthypophora in the dictionary

  1. anthuriums
  2. anthuroid
  3. anthuroids
  4. anthypnotic
  5. anthypnotics
  6. anthypophora
  7. anti
  8. anti skub
  9. anti'l
  10. anti-
  11. anti-abolitionism

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