Meanings
noun
- archaicrhetoricinterjection; ecphonesis
Origin
- Ancient Greekἐκφώνημα“something called out”
- Englishecphonema
From Ancient Greek ἐκφώνημα (ekphṓnēma, “something called out”), from φωνέω (phōnéō, “produce sound”).
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ecphonema. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ecphonema
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“ecphonema.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ecphonema. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ecphonema,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ecphonema.
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