epirrhema

noun

ep·​ir·​rhe·​ma

ˌepiˈrēmə

plural -s

: an address usually about public affairs spoken by the coryphaeus after the parabasis in old Greek comedy

epirrhematic

¦epə(ˌ)rē¦matik

-rə̇¦-

adjective

Word History

Etymology

Greek epirrhēma, from epi- + rhēma word, saying

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