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ecthesis

ecthesis noun: an exposition or setting out; used by Aristotle in setting forth various proofs, though the nature of the process is disputed; perhaps simply writing out in letter notation.

Noun

ecthesis (uncountable)

  1. (historical) An exposition or setting out; used by Aristotle in setting forth various proofs, though the nature of the process is disputed; perhaps simply writing out in letter notation.

Origin of ecthesis

From Ancient Greek ἐκθετικός (ekthetikós).

Questions about ecthesis

What does ecthesis mean?
Ecthesis means an exposition or setting out; used by Aristotle in setting forth various proofs, though the nature of the process is disputed; perhaps simply writing out in letter notation.
What part of speech is ecthesis?
Ecthesis is a noun.

Words near ecthesis in the dictionary

  1. ecteronic
  2. ectethmoid
  3. ectethmoidal
  4. ectexine
  5. ectexines
  6. ecthesis
  7. ecthetic
  8. ecthetically
  9. ecthlipses
  10. ecthlipsis
  11. ecthorea

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