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, […]
Word Forms
- epiphonemas
- epiphonemata
- epiphoneme
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include epiphoneme, ecphonema, epiphora, epimone, epistrophe, epiplexis.
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