anacoenosis

[ an-uh-si-noh-sis ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

Rhetoric.

plural anacoenoses

a figure of speech in which an appeal is made to one's listeners or opponents for their opinion or judgment as to the subject under discussion.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of anacoenosis¹

1580–90; < Medieval Latin < Greek ��Բ��í��ō��, equivalent to ��Բ��Ǿ��ō-, variant stem of ��Բ��Ǿ��Դ�û�� to impart ( ana- ana- + ��Ǿ��Դ�û�� to make common, derivative of ��Ǿ��ó�� ceno- ² ) + -sis -sis

anaclitic anacoluthia

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