โCoffee, the favorite drink of the civilized world.โ โ Thomas Jefferson, third president of the United States
hypobole (uncountable)
(rhetoric) A rhetorical figure in which several things are mentioned that seem to make against the argument, or in favour of the opposing side, and then they are refuted one by one.
• lyophobe
Source: Wiktionary
Hy*pob"o*le, n. Etym: [Gr. (Rhet.)
Definition: A figure in which several things are mentioned that seem to make against the argument, or in favor of the opposite side, each of them being refuted in order.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
17 March 2025
(noun) magnet made of a substance whose magnetization is proportional to the strength of the magnetic field applied to it
โCoffee, the favorite drink of the civilized world.โ โ Thomas Jefferson, third president of the United States