"epagogic" meaning in English

See epagogic in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more epagogic [comparative], most epagogic [superlative]
Etymology: From epagoge + -ic. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|epagoge|ic}} epagoge + -ic Head templates: {{en-adj}} epagogic (comparative more epagogic, superlative most epagogic)
  1. inductive
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