'Epanorthosis' definitions:
Definition of 'epanorthosis'
(from WordNet)
noun
Immediate rephrasing for intensification or justification; "Seems, madam! Nay, it is"
Definition of 'Epanorthosis'
From: GCIDE
- Epanorthosis \Ep`an*or*tho"sis\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?; 'epi` + ? to set right again; ? again + ? to set straight.] A figure by which a speaker recalls a word or words, in order to substitute something else stronger or more significant; as, Most brave! Brave, did I say? most heroic act! [1913 Webster]