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hypophora

hypophora noun: a figure of speech in which the speaker poses a question and then answers the question.

Noun

hypophora (plural hypophoras)

  1. (rhetoric) a figure of speech in which the speaker poses a question and then answers the question.
    Synonyms:
    anthypophora

Synonyms of hypophora

Forms of hypophora

pluralhypophoras

Origin of hypophora

From Ancient Greek ὑπόφορά (hupóphorá).

Questions about hypophora

What does hypophora mean?
Hypophora means a figure of speech in which the speaker poses a question and then answers the question.
What part of speech is hypophora?
Hypophora is a noun.
What is the plural of hypophora?
The plural of hypophora is hypophoras.

Words near hypophora in the dictionary

  1. hypophenylalaninemia
  2. hypophloeodal
  3. hypophloeodic
  4. hypophonia
  5. hypophonic
  6. hypophora
  7. hypophoras
  8. hypophoria
  9. hypophosphataemia
  10. hypophosphataemias
  11. hypophosphataemic

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