pœanismos

A form of paenismus — A figure of speech consisting of a call for others to rejoice or exult over something, rather than merely stating the fact; an expression of feeling by calling on others to rejoice.

OriginAncient Greek παιανισμός →
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Meanings

nounpœanismos (uncountable)
  1. alternativerhetoricuncountableAlternative form of paenismus

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekπαιανισμός
  2. Englishpœanismos

From Ancient Greek παιανισμός (paianismós). Variant spelling of paenismus using the ligature œ.

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