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ep•i•pho•ne•ma
(ep′ə fō nē′mə),USA pronunciation n., pl. -mas, -mae (-mē).USA pronunciation [Rhet.]
- Rhetorica sentence that is an exclamation, a general or striking comment, or a succinct summary of what has previously been said.
- Greek epiphó̄nēma. See epi-, phoneme
- Latin epiphōnēma exclamation
- 1570–80