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epanorthosis

noun

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἐπανόρθωσις (epanórthōsis, “correction”).

  1. derived from ἐπανόρθωσις — “correction”

Definitions

  1. A rhetorical device or element in which a speaker or writer retracts a word that has been…

    A rhetorical device or element in which a speaker or writer retracts a word that has been spoken and substitutes a stronger or more suitable word; often done for emphasis or sarcasm.

    • Epanorthosis oft a phrase corrects, And feeble words, for stronger terms, rejects.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for epanorthosis. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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