endeictic

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adjective

Serving to show or exhibit.

OriginAncient Greek ἐνδεικτικός →
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Meanings

adjectiveendeictic (not comparable)
  1. not comparableServing to show or exhibit.

    The Agonistic dialogues , supposed to resemble the combat , were either Endeictic, as exhibiting a specimen of skill , or Anatreptic , presenting the spectacle of a perfect defeat .

    1791, William Enfield, Johann Jakob Brucker, The History of Philosophy

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekἐνδεικτικός
  2. Englishendeictic

From Ancient Greek ἐνδεικτικός (endeiktikós), from ἐν- (en-) + δεικτικός (deiktikós).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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