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ecphonesis

ecp·ho·ne·sis

uncommon

noun

1.

an exclamatory rhetorical device

  • “O tempore! O mores”
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Origin

From Ancient Greek ἐκφώνησις (ekphṓnēsis, “pronunciation, exclamation”).

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