aparithmesis

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noun

The enumeration of parts or particulars.

OriginAncient Greek ἀπαρίθμησις →
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Meanings

nounaparithmesis (uncountable)
  1. rhetoricuncountableThe enumeration of parts or particulars.
  2. rhetoricuncountableAn answer to a proposition.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekἀπαρίθμησις
  2. Englishaparithmesis

From Ancient Greek ἀπαρίθμησις (aparíthmēsis), from ἀπο- (apo-) + ἀριθμέω (arithméō).

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APA

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

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

Chicago

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

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