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Word: Aposiopesis
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late 16th century: via Latin from Greek aposiōpēsis, from aposiōpan ‘be silent’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˌapə(ʊ)ˌsʌɪəˈpiːsɪs
Dialects: British English
Definition:
the device of suddenly breaking off in speech
Short Definition:device of suddenly breaking off in speech
Examples:- in coping with the unsaid and unsayable, oral history is impelled towards aposiopesis
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