English
Etymology
From L. #Latin|epiphonema, from AGr. polytonic|��ι��νημα, from polytonic|��ι��νείν �call to�.
Pronunciation
IPA|/��pɪf��ni:m�/
Noun
en-noun
- rhetoric An exclamation or reflection used to summarise or round off an argument or discourse.
#*1759, Laurence Sterne, The Life & Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman, Penguin 2003, p. 50:
#*:in the midst of a dispute on the subject, in which, by the bye, he was frequently involved,-----he would sometimes break off in a sudden and spirited E<span style"font-variant:small-caps;text-transform:lowercase">PIPHONEMA</span>, or rather E<span style"font-variant:small-caps;text-transform:lowercase">ROTESIS</span>, raised a third, and sometimes a full fifth, above the key of the discourse [...].
ru:epiphonema
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