epilogism

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noun

enumeration; computation

OriginAncient Greek ἐπίλογος →
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Meanings

nounepilogism (plural epilogisms)

plural epilogisms

  1. archaicenumeration; computation

    the Epilogism from Cyrus[…]

    1646, John Gregory, Notes and Observations upon some Passages of Scripture

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekἐπίλογος“a conclusion, peroration of a speech, epilogue of a play”
  2. Englishepilogism

From Ancient Greek ἐπίλογος (epílogos, “a conclusion, peroration of a speech, epilogue of a play”) + -ism, from ἐπιλέγειν (epilégein, “say in addition”), from ἐπί (epí, “in addition”) + λέγειν (légein, “to say”). See epilogue.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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