epitrochasm

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/ɛˈpɪtɹəˌkæzm̩/

noun

a hurried accumulation or enumeration of several points.

OriginLate Latin epitrochasmus ← Ancient Greek ἐπιτροχασμός →
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Meanings

nounepitrochasm (uncountable)
  1. rhetoricuncountablea hurried accumulation or enumeration of several points.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekἐπιτροχασμός
  2. Late Latinepitrochasmus
  3. Englishepitrochasm

From Late Latin epitrochasmus, from Ancient Greek ἐπιτροχασμός (epitrokhasmós), from ἐπιτροχάζω (epitrokházō, “run swiftly over”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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