epitherapeia

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noun

A sentence added at the end of a statement to heal, soften, mitigate, or modify what has been said, so that modesty or other feeling might not be offended.

OriginAncient Greek ἐπιθεραπεία →
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Meanings

nounepitherapeia (uncountable)
  1. rhetoricuncountableA sentence added at the end of a statement to heal, soften, mitigate, or modify what has been said, so that modesty or other feeling might not be offended.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekἐπιθεραπεία“additional remedy”
  2. Englishepitherapeia

From Ancient Greek ἐπιθεραπεία (epitherapeía, “additional remedy”), from ἐπί (epí, “upon”) + θεραπεία (therapeía, “medical attendance, healing”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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