dispositio

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noun

One of the five canons of classical rhetoric: the organization of arguments.

OriginLatin dispositio →
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Meanings

noundispositio (countable and uncountable, plural dispositiones)

plural dispositiones

  1. countableuncountableOne of the five canons of classical rhetoric: the organization of arguments.

Origin

  1. Latindispositio
  2. Englishdispositio

Borrowed from Latin dispositio. Doublet of disposition.

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APA

dispositio. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dispositio

MLA

“dispositio.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dispositio. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dispositio,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dispositio.

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