"heterogenium" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} heterogenium (uncountable)
  1. (rhetoric) A change of subject to some irrelevant matter in order to distract the listener. Tags: rhetoric, uncountable Categories (topical): Rhetoric
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