English
epanorthosis
Epanorthosis comes from Ancient Greek ἐπανόρθωσις ‘correction’.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἐπανόρθωσιςepanórthōsis‘correction’
- Englishearliest quotation 1835epanorthosis
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἐπανόρθωσιςepanórthōsis‘correction’
- Englishearliest quotation 1835epanorthosis
Earliest quotation: 1835, Larret Langley, [Rhetorical Figures.] Epanorthosis.: “Epanorthosis oft a phrase corrects, And feeble words, for…”
Every English word from Ancient Greek ἐπανόρθωσις
Today it means
noun A rhetorical device or element in which a speaker or writer retracts a word that has been spoken and substitutes a stronger or more suitable word; often done for emphasis or sarcasm.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek ἐπανόρθωσις / epanorthosis