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epanorthosis
[ ep-uh-nawr-thoh-sis ]
noun
Rhetoric.
plural epanorthoses
- the rephrasing of an immediately preceding word or statement for the purpose of intensification, emphasis, or justification, as in “Seems, madam! Nay, it is; I know not ‘seems.’ ”
epanorthosis
/ ɪˌæɔːˈθəʊɪ /
noun
- rhetoric the almost immediate replacement of a preceding word or phrase by a more correct or more emphatic one, as for example in thousands, nay, millions
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Derived Forms
- ˌ貹Դǰˈٳdzپ, adjective
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of epanorthosis1
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of epanorthosis1
C16: from Greek: correction, from epi- + ana- + orthos straight
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