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an⋅a⋅coe⋅no⋅sis

   [an-uh-si-noh-sis]
–noun, plural -ses  [-seez] . Rhetoric.
a figure of speech in which an appeal is made to one's listeners or opponents for their opinion or judgment as to the subject under discussion.
Origin:
1580–90; < ML < Gk anakoínōsis, equiv. to anakoinō-, var. s. of anakoinoûn to impart (ana- ana- + koinoûn to make common, deriv. of koinós ceno- 2 ) + -sis -sis
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Anacoenosis

An`a*c[oe]*no"sis\, n. [Gr. ?, fr. ?, to communicate; ? up + ? to make common, ? common.] (Rhet.) A figure by which a speaker appeals to his hearers or opponents for their opinion on the point in debate. --Walker.

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