Etymology

apagoge

a·pa·go·ge
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Today it means: An indirect argument which proves a thing by showing the impossibility or absurdity of the contrary. Full definition →

Ancient Greek ἀπαγωγή
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  1. Ancient Greek · borrowed fromἀπαγωγή
  2. English todayapagoge

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀπαγωγή (apagōgḗ).

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