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epitrochasm

English edit

Etymology edit

From Late Latin epitrochasmus, from Ancient Greek ἐπιτροχασμός (epitrokhasmós), from ἐπιτροχάζω (epitrokházō, “run swiftly over”).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ɛˈpɪtɹəˌkæzm̩/

Noun edit

epitrochasm (uncountable)

  1. (rhetoric) a hurried accumulation or enumeration of several points.

References edit

“epitrochasm, n.”, in OED Online  ⁠, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.

Anagrams edit

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