antanagoge
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English
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He makes many good points, but he makes them disagreeably. |
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀνταναγωγή (antanagōgḗ, “a leading or bringing up”).
Pronunciation
Noun
antanagoge (uncountable)
- (rhetoric) Answering the charge of an adversary by a countercharge.
- (rhetoric) Offsetting a proposition with an opposing proposition in one's own speech or writing.
Translations
answering the charge of an adversary by a countercharge
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See also
antanagoge on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: an‧ta‧na‧go‧ge
Noun
antanagoge f (uncountable)
- (rhetoric) antanagoge (answering the charge of an adversary by a countercharge)