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epanorthoses

epanorthoses is the plural of epanorthosis.

Meaning of epanorthosis

Noun

epanorthosis (plural epanorthoses)

  1. (rhetoric) A rhetorical device or element in which a speaker or writer retracts a word that has been spoken and substitutes a stronger or more suitable word; often done for emphasis or sarcasm.
    • Epanorthosis oft a phrase corrects,
      And feeble words, for stronger terms, rejects.1835, L[arret] Langley, “[Rhetorical Figures.] Epanorthosis.”, in A Manual of the Figures of Rhetoric, […], Doncaster, South Yorkshire: […] C. White, […], →OCLC, page 61

Questions about epanorthoses

What is epanorthoses the plural of?
Epanorthoses is the plural of epanorthosis.

Words near epanorthoses in the dictionary

  1. epandrial
  2. epandrium
  3. epanodos
  4. epanodoses
  5. epanolol
  6. epanorthoses
  7. epanorthosis
  8. epanutin
  9. EPAP
  10. Epaphroditus
  11. epapillate

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