Meanings
nounanacoenosis (uncountable)
- rhetoricuncountableA rhetorical device by which a speaker appeals to their hearers or opponents for their opinion on the point or matter in debate.
Anacœnosis, sympathy to wake, Bids us another's case our own to make.
1835, L[arret] Langley, “[Rhetorical Figures.] Anacoenosis.”, in A Manual of the Figures of Rhetoric, […], Doncaster, South Yorkshire: […] C. White, […], →OCLC, page 671 more example
The pronunciation of this speech will derive its greatest beauty from an attention to the Anacoenosis, beginning at the eleventh line.
1785, John Walker, A rhetorical grammar, or course of lessons in elocution, page 179
Origin
- Ancient Greekἀνακοίνωσις
- Englishanacoenosis
From Ancient Greek ἀνακοίνωσις (anakoínōsis).
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Finnish vetoaminen
- vetoaminenTranslations
French anacénose
- anacénoseTranslations
Italian anacenosi
- anacenosiTranslations
Polish apel do opinii przeciwnika
- apel do opinii przeciwnikaTranslations
Tagalog hikuro
- hikuroTranslations
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