Meanings
- rhetoricuncountableThe asking of a series of questions requiring complex answers.
Origin
- Ancient Greekπύσμα“a question requiring an explanation”
- Englishpysma
From Ancient Greek πύσμα (púsma, “a question requiring an explanation”).
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pysma. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pysma
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