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Definition of Epiplexis
1. Noun. A rhetorical device in which the speaker reproaches the audience in order to incite or convince them.
Generic synonyms: Rhetorical Device
Definition of Epiplexis
1. n. A figure by which a person seeks to convince and move by an elegant kind of upbraiding.
Definition of Epiplexis
1. Noun. (rhetoric) A rhetorical figure seeking to convince and move by an elegant kind of upbraiding. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Epiplexis
Literary usage of Epiplexis
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Glossographia Anglicana Nova: Or, A Dictionary, Interpreting Such Hard Words by Thomas Blount (1707)
"... in which one word is repeated at the end of fe- veral Sentences. epiplexis, (Gr.)
a Figure in ..."
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