apophase

French

Etymology

Via Late Latin apophasis from Ancient Greek ἀπόφασις (apóphasis, “denial, negation”) from ἀπο- (apo-, “away, from, off”) +‎ φάσις (phásis, “statement, proposition”) from φημί (phēmí, “to speak”) from Proto-Hellenic *pʰā́mā from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂; whence Latin fārī, cognate to English fame, fable.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.pɔ.faz/

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Noun

apophase f (plural apophases)

1. apophasis

   Antonym: cataphase

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /aˈpo.pʰa.se/, [äˈpɔpʰäs̠ɛ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /aˈpo.fa.se/, [äˈpɔːfäs̬e]

Noun

apophase f

1. ablative singular of apophasis