Epanorthosis — ep-uh-nor-THOH-sis — immediately corrects a preceding expression, sharpening accuracy or force. Original example: “The corridor was narrow—no, barely passable.”
Word: epanorthosis
Epanorthosis — ep-uh-nor-THOH-sis — immediately corrects a preceding expression, sharpening accuracy or force.
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Sources & further reading
- Collins collinsdictionary.com
- BYU rhetoric reference rhetoric.byu.edu