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epideictic

/ˌɛpɪˈdaɪktɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.03 in modern English

Syllables
epi-de-ic-tic
IPA
/ˌɛpɪˈdaɪktɪk/
17
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to rhetoric of ceremony, declamation, and demonstration, most often the rhetoric of funerals and other formal events. One of the three branches, or "species" (eidē), of rhetoric as outlined by Aristotle.

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἐπιδεικτικός (epideiktikós), from ἐπιδείκνυμι (epideíknumi, “to display, exhibit”), from ἐπι- (epi-) + δείκνυμι (deíknumi, “to show”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: ἐπιδεικτικός

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /ˌɛpɪˈdaɪktɪk/

Derived Forms

epideictically

Synonyms

epideictical

Questions

How do you pronounce epideictic?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌɛpɪˈdaɪktɪk/.
What does epideictic mean?
Of or pertaining to rhetoric of ceremony, declamation, and demonstration, most often the rhetoric of funerals and other formal events. One of the three branches, or "species" (eidē), of rhetoric as outlined by Aristotle.
Where does epideictic come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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