"ethopoeia" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: ethopoeiae [plural], ethopoeias [plural]
Etymology: Ancient Greek ἠθοποιία (ēthopoiía) Etymology templates: {{bor|en|grc|ἠθοποιία}} Ancient Greek ἠθοποιία (ēthopoiía) Head templates: {{en-noun|~|ethopoeiae|s}} ethopoeia (countable and uncountable, plural ethopoeiae or ethopoeias)
  1. (uncountable) A rhetorical technique in which the speaker or author presents an imaginary speech by a real person, portraying that person's known characteristics and propensities. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Rhetoric Translations (rhetorical technique of creating an imaginary speech): éthopée [feminine] (French), etopèia [feminine] (Occitan), etopeya [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-ethopoeia-en-noun-z6ygot9y Disambiguation of Rhetoric: 70 30 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 77 23 Disambiguation of 'rhetorical technique of creating an imaginary speech': 70 30
  2. (countable) An instance of this technique. Tags: countable
    Sense id: en-ethopoeia-en-noun-r~9XekET
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: ethopoiia

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