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Meaning of epiphonema | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
ˌɛpɪfəˈniːmə

Definitions

An exclamation or reflection used to summarise or round off an argument or discourse.

rhetoric

Equivalents

Català epifonema
Español epifonema
Italiano epifonema
Română epifonem

Examples

“he would ſometimes break off in a ſudden and ſpirited Epiphonema, or rather Erotesis, raiſed a third, and ſometimes a full fifth, above the key of the diſcourſe, […]”
“Epiphonema, for a final clause, An inference strong by sudden impulse draws.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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