erotematic

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adjective

Interrogatory, proceeding by means of questions.

“Coordinate term: acroamatic”

OriginNew Latin erōtēmaticus ← Koine Greek ἐρωτηματικός →
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Meanings

adjectiveerotematic (comparative more erotematic, superlative most erotematic)

comparative more erotematic · superlative most erotematic

  1. educationInterrogatory, proceeding by means of questions.

    Coordinate term: acroamatic

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    [Questions] employment here does not mark a shift from the acroamatic (lecture-based) to the erotematic (interrogatory) method, for the answers are not known.

    2015, Nils F. Schott, "A Mother to All" in Love and Forgiveness for a More Just World, p. 108, n. 45

Origin

  1. Koine Greekἐρωτηματικός“interrogative; relating to questions”
  2. New Latinerōtēmaticus
  3. Englisherotematic

Borrowed from New Latin erōtēmaticus, from Koine Greek ἐρωτηματικός (erōtēmatikós, “interrogative; relating to questions”), from ἐρώτημα (erṓtēma, “question”) + -ικός (-ikós). Equivalent to obsolete erotema (“question”) + -tic.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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