"hypobole" meaning in All languages combined

See hypobole on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: hypoboles [plural]
Etymology: Ancient Greek a throwing under, a suggesting. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|grc|-}} Ancient Greek Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} hypobole (countable and uncountable, plural hypoboles)
  1. (rhetoric) A rhetorical figure in which several things are mentioned that seem to make against the argument, or in favour of the opposing side, and then they are refuted one by one. Tags: countable, rhetoric, uncountable Categories (topical): Rhetoric
    Sense id: en-hypobole-en-noun-R76R9BmS Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations

Inflected forms

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