About The Word Epitrope
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What's The Definition Of Epitrope?Synonyms | Synonyms for Epitrope: Related Terms | Find terms related to Epitrope: See Also | Epitrope In Webster's Dictionary \E*pit"ro*pe\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ? reference,
arbitration, fr. ? to turn over, to give up, yield; 'epi`
upon, over + ? to turn.] (Rhet.)
A figure by which permission is either seriously or
ironically granted to some one, to do what he proposes to do;
e. g., ``He that is unjust, let him be unjust still.''
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