Associations to the word «Epanorthosis»
Noun
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Wiktionary
EPANORTHOSIS, noun. (rhetoric) 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.
Dictionary definition
EPANORTHOSIS, noun. Immediate rephrasing for intensification or justification; "Seems, madam! Nay, it is".
Wise words
Abuse of words has been the great instrument of sophistry
and chicanery, of party, faction, and division of society.