Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

apodixis

/æpə(ʊ)ˈdɪksɪs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: apodix-is
IPA: /æpə(ʊ)ˈdɪksɪs/

18

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Full demonstration or showing; absolute and incontrovertible proof.

Example Sentences

"... this [bold assertion of defiance] might taste of a desperate will, if he had not afterwards given an apodixis in the battle ..."
"Pythagoras, engaged in showing that the square on the hypotenuse of a right-angled triangle is equal to the sum of the squares on the other two sides, is committed to apodeixis; Mark Anthony, arguing that the demonstrable generosity and benevolence of Caesar towards the people of Rome showed him to be a most unlikely candidate for the character of an ambitious tyrant, resorts to pistis, argument on the grounds of probability."

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀπόδειξις (apódeixis).

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: ἀπόδειξις

Inflected Forms

apodeixis (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce apodixis?: The recorded pronunciation is /æpə(ʊ)ˈdɪksɪs/.
What does apodixis mean?: Full demonstration or showing; absolute and incontrovertible proof.
Where does apodixis come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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