antanagoge

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/ænˌtænəˈɡəʊd͡ʒi/

noun

Answering the charge of an adversary by a countercharge.

OriginAncient Greek ἀνταναγωγή →
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Meanings

nounantanagoge (uncountable)
  1. rhetoricuncountableAnswering the charge of an adversary by a countercharge.
  2. rhetoricuncountableOffsetting a proposition with an opposing proposition in one's own speech or writing.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekἀνταναγωγή“a leading or bringing up”
  2. Englishantanagoge

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀνταναγωγή (antanagōgḗ, “a leading or bringing up”).

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Translations

Portuguese antanagoge
  • antanagogeanswering the charge of an adversary by a countercharge
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APA

antanagoge. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antanagoge

MLA

“antanagoge.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antanagoge. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “antanagoge,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antanagoge.

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