eroteme

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erotema, eroteme or erotesis (ˌɛrəʊˈtiːmə, ˈɛrəʊˌtiːm, ˌɛrəʊˈtiːsɪs) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
rhetoric a rhetorical question
 
[C16: New Latin, from Greek, from erōtaein to ask]
 
eroteme, eroteme or erotesis
 
n
 
[C16: New Latin, from Greek, from erōtaein to ask]
 
erotesis, eroteme or erotesis
 
n
 
[C16: New Latin, from Greek, from erōtaein to ask]

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