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prodiorthosis

prodiorthosis noun: a statement intended to prepare one’s audience for something shocking or offensive; an extreme form of protherapeia.

Noun

prodiorthosis (uncountable)

  1. (rhetoric) A statement intended to prepare one’s audience for something shocking or offensive; an extreme form of protherapeia.

Origin of prodiorthosis

From Ancient Greek προδιόρθωσις (prodiórthōsis, “previous correction”), from πρό (pró, “before”) + διόρθωσις (diórthōsis, “correction, making straight”).

Questions about prodiorthosis

What does prodiorthosis mean?
Prodiorthosis means a statement intended to prepare one’s audience for something shocking or offensive; an extreme form of protherapeia.
What part of speech is prodiorthosis?
Prodiorthosis is a noun.

Words near prodiorthosis in the dictionary

  1. prodigiousness
  2. prodigus
  3. prodigy
  4. prodilidine
  5. prodine
  6. prodiorthosis
  7. prodipine
  8. prodisarmament
  9. prodiscrete
  10. prodissoconch
  11. prodissoconches

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