epiphonema

/ˌɛpɪfəˈniːmə/

epiphonema noun: an exclamation or reflection used to summarise or round off an argument or discourse.

Noun

epiphonema (plural epiphonemas or epiphonemata)

(rhetoric) An exclamation or reflection used to summarise or round off an argument or discourse.
- he would ſometimes break off in a ſudden and ſpirited Epiphonema, or rather Erotesis, raiſed a third, and ſometimes a full fifth, above the key of the diſcourſe, […]1759, [Laurence Sterne], chapter XIX, in The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman, 2nd (1st London) edition, volume I, London: […] R[obert] and J[ames] Dodsley […], published 1760, →OCLC...
- Epiphonema, for a final clause,
  An inference strong by sudden impulse draws.1835, L[arret] Langley, “[Rhetorical Figures.] Epiphonema.”, in A Manual of the Figures of Rhetoric, […], Doncaster, South Yorkshire: […] C. White, […], →OCLC, page 69

வியப்பைக் காட்டுகிற

From Latin epiphonema, from Ancient Greek ἐπιφώνημα (epiphṓnēma), from ἐπιφωνείν (epiphōneín, “call to”).

What does epiphonema mean?: Epiphonema means an exclamation or reflection used to summarise or round off an argument or discourse.
What is epiphonema in Tamil?: Epiphonema in Tamil is வியப்பைக் காட்டுகிற. See Epiphonema meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is epiphonema?: Epiphonema is a noun.
How do you pronounce epiphonema?: Epiphonema is pronounced /ˌɛpɪfəˈniːmə/.
What is the plural of epiphonema?: The plural of epiphonema is epiphonemas.

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