Added 10 October 2026
ecphonesis
noun
noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. More about ecphonesis at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
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An exclamatory rhetorical device.
O tempore! O mores
Origin
From Ancient Greek ἐκφώνησις (ekphṓnēsis, “pronunciation, exclamation”).
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