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Epanorthosis

Epanorthosis Meaning & Definition
Epanorthosis Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Epanorthosis?

[n] immediate rephrasing for intensification or justification; "Seems, madam! Nay, it is"

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See Also | rhetorical device

Epanorthosis In Webster's Dictionary

\Ep`an*or*tho"sis\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?; 'epi` + ? to set right again; ? again + ? to set straight.] A figure by which a speaker recalls a word or words, in order to substitute something else stronger or more significant; as, Most brave! Brave, did I say? most heroic act!

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