"epidictic" meaning in English

See epidictic in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more epidictic [comparative], most epidictic [superlative]
Etymology: From Latin epidicticus. See epideictic. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|-}} Latin, {{lena}} Head templates: {{en-adj}} epidictic (comparative more epidictic, superlative most epidictic)
  1. Serving to explain; demonstrative. Synonyms: epidictical [dated, rare]

Alternative forms

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