HYPOTYPOSES

Noun

hypotyposes

plural of hypotyposis

Source: Wiktionary


HYPOTYPOSIS

Hy`po*ty*po"sis, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Rhet.)

Definition: A vivid, picturesque description of scenes or events.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

15 June 2025

SCHNORR

(verb) obtain or seek to obtain by cadging or wheedling; “he is always shnorring cigarettes from his friends”


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Coffee Trivia

In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.

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