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epitrochasm

/ɛˈpɪtɹəˌkæzm̩/

epitrochasm noun: a hurried accumulation or enumeration of several points.

Noun

epitrochasm (uncountable)

  1. (rhetoric) a hurried accumulation or enumeration of several points.

Origin of epitrochasm

From Late Latin epitrochasmus, from Ancient Greek ἐπιτροχασμός (epitrokhasmós), from ἐπιτροχάζω (epitrokházō, “run swiftly over”).

Questions about epitrochasm

What does epitrochasm mean?
Epitrochasm means a hurried accumulation or enumeration of several points.
What part of speech is epitrochasm?
Epitrochasm is a noun.
How do you pronounce epitrochasm?
Epitrochasm is pronounced /ɛˈpɪtɹəˌkæzm̩/.

Words near epitrochasm in the dictionary

  1. epitrichia
  2. epitrichial
  3. epitrichium
  4. epitrite
  5. epitrites
  6. epitrochasm
  7. epitrochlea
  8. epitrochlear
  9. epitrochlearis
  10. epitrochleas
  11. epitrochoid

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