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- Ancient Greek · derived fromἐπανόρθωσις“correction”
- English todayepanorthosis
From Ancient Greek ἐπανόρθωσις (epanórthōsis, “correction”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
epanorthosis
Today it means: A rhetorical device or element in which a speaker or writer retracts a word that has been spoken and substitutes a stronger or more suitable word; often done for emphasis or sarcasm. Full definition →
Ancient Greek ἐπανόρθωσις