ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Epiphonema

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /ˌɛpɪfəˈniːmə/ · Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Epiphonema is a noun meaning (rhetoric) An exclamation or reflection used to summarise or round off an argument or discourse.

Meaning

(rhetoric) An exclamation or reflection used to summarise or round off an argument or discourse.

Example Sentences

Epiphonema, for a final clause, An inference strong by sudden impulse draws.
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, […]

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Related dictionary entries include epiphoneme, ecphonema, epiphora, epimone, epistrophe, epiplexis.

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