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epideictic

UK/ˌɛpɪˈdaɪktɪk/

epideictic adjective: of or pertaining to rhetoric of ceremony, declamation, and demonstration, most often the rhetoric of funerals and other formal events. One of the three branches, or "species" (eidē), of rhetoric as outlined by Aristotle.

Adjective

epideictic (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to rhetoric of ceremony, declamation, and demonstration, most often the rhetoric of funerals and other formal events. One of the three branches, or "species" (eidē), of rhetoric as outlined by Aristotle.

epideictic meaning in Bengali

epideictic in Bengali

অনুষ্ঠান

Origin of epideictic

From Ancient Greek ἐπιδεικτικός (epideiktikós), from ἐπιδείκνυμι (epideíknumi, “to display, exhibit”), from ἐπι- (epi-) + δείκνυμι (deíknumi, “to show”).

Words formed from epideictic

Questions about epideictic

What does epideictic mean?
Epideictic means of or pertaining to rhetoric of ceremony, declamation, and demonstration, most often the rhetoric of funerals and other formal events. One of the three branches, or "species" (eidē), of rhetoric as outlined by Aristotle.
What is epideictic in Bengali?
Epideictic in Bengali is অনুষ্ঠান. See Epideictic meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is epideictic?
Epideictic is an adjective.
How do you pronounce epideictic?
Epideictic is pronounced /ˌɛpɪˈdaɪktɪk/ (UK).

Words near epideictic in the dictionary

  1. epicœne
  2. epicœnes
  3. Epidaurean
  4. Epidaurian
  5. Epidaurus
  6. epideictic
  7. epideictical
  8. epideictically
  9. epideixis
  10. epidemial
  11. epidemic

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