'Ecphonesis' definitions:

Definition of 'ecphonesis'

(from WordNet)
noun
An exclamatory rhetorical device; "O tempore! O mores" [syn: ecphonesis, exclamation]

Definition of 'Ecphonesis'

From: GCIDE
  • Ecphonesis \Ec`pho*ne"sis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?. See Ecphonema.] (Rhet.) An animated or passionate exclamation. [1913 Webster]
  • The feelings by the ecphonesis are very various. --Gibbs. [1913 Webster]