anacoenosis

[ an-uh-si-noh-sis ]

noun,plural an·a·coe·no·ses [an-uh-si-noh-seez]. /ˌæn ə sɪˈnoʊ siz/. Rhetoric.
  1. 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 of anacoenosis

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1580–90; <Medieval Latin <Greek anakoínōsis, equivalent to anakoinō-, variant stem of anakoinoûn to impart (ana-ana- + koinoûn to make common, derivative of koinósceno-2) + -sis-sis

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