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ecphonesis

ecphonesis noun: exclamation.

Noun

ecphonesis (usually uncountable, plural ecphoneses)

  1. (rhetoric, usually) Exclamation.
    • By Ecphonesis, straight the mind is raised
      When by a sudden flow of passion seized.1835, L[arret] Langley, “[Rhetorical Figures.] Ecphonesis.”, in A Manual of the Figures of Rhetoric, […], Doncaster, South Yorkshire: […] C. White, […], →OCLC, page 33
  2. (usually, Greek Orthodox Christianity) The part of the service spoken in an audible tone.

Synonyms of ecphonesis

Forms of ecphonesis

pluralecphoneses

Origin of ecphonesis

From Ancient Greek ἐκφώνησις (ekphṓnēsis, “pronunciation, exclamation”).

Questions about ecphonesis

What does ecphonesis mean?
Ecphonesis means exclamation.
What part of speech is ecphonesis?
Ecphonesis is a noun.
What is the plural of ecphonesis?
The plural of ecphonesis is ecphoneses.

Words near ecphonesis in the dictionary

  1. ECP
  2. ecphonema
  3. ecphoneme
  4. ecphonemes
  5. ecphoneses
  6. ecphonesis
  7. ecphonetic
  8. ecphorable
  9. ecphoration
  10. ecphore
  11. ecphored

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