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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Epanorthosis \Ep`an*or*tho"sis\, n. [L., fr Gr ?; 'epi` + ? to set right again ? again + ? to set straight.] A figure by which a speaker recalls a word or words in order to substitute something else stronger or more significant; as Most brave! Brave, did I say? most heroic act! From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: epanorthosis n : immediate rephrasing for intensification or justification; "Seems, madam! Nay, it is"
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