English dictionary
epiplexis
/,/E/p/@/'pl/E/ks/I/s/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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a rhetorical device in which the speaker reproaches the audience in order to incite or convince them
Source: WordNet 3.0
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A figure by which a person seeks to convince and move by an elegant kind of upbraiding.
Source: webster1913