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epiphonemae

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ep⋅i⋅pho⋅ne⋅ma

[ep-uh-foh-nee-muh]
–noun, plural -mas, -mae [-mee] . Rhetoric.
a sentence that is an exclamation, a general or striking comment, or a succinct summary of what has previously been said.

Origin:
1570–80; < L epiphōnēma exclamation < Gk epiphnēma. See epi-, phoneme
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