ECPHONESIS

ecphonesis, exclamation

(noun) an exclamatory rhetorical device; “O tempore! O mores”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

ecphonesis (usually uncountable, plural ecphoneses)

(rhetoric) Exclamation.

In the Greek Orthodox Church, the part of the service spoken in an audible tone.

Synonyms

• interjection

Source: Wiktionary


Ec`pho*ne"sis, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. Ecphonema.] (Rhet.)

Definition: An animated or passionate exclamation. The feelings by the ecphonesis are very various. Gibbs.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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