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elenctic

/əˈlɛŋk.tɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
elenc-tic
IPA
/əˈlɛŋk.tɪk/
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Serving to refute, refutative, especially as part of a systematic interrogation; pertaining to rhetorical elenchus or cross-examination.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἐλενκτικός (elenktikós, “refutative”).

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /əˈlɛŋk.tɪk/
  • British English: /ɨˈlɛŋktɪk/

Inflected Forms

more elenctic (comparative) most elenctic (superlative) elenchtic (alternative) elenchtical (alternative) elenctical (alternative)

Phrases

elenctic method

Questions

How do you pronounce elenctic?
The recorded pronunciation is /əˈlɛŋk.tɪk/.
What does elenctic mean?
Serving to refute, refutative, especially as part of a systematic interrogation; pertaining to rhetorical elenchus or cross-examination.
Where does elenctic come from?
From Ancient Greek ἐλενκτικός (elenktikós, “refutative”).

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