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PARENESIS
Etymology
Noun
parenesis (usually uncountable, plural pareneses)
(rhetoric) Exhortation
Anagrams
• arsepines, passerine
Source: Wiktionary
Pa*ren"e*sis, n. Etym: [L. paraenesis, Gr.
Definition: Exhortation. [R.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(adjective) pleasingly persuasive or intended to persuade; “a coaxing and obsequious voice”; “her manner is quiet and ingratiatory and a little too agreeable”
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