erotema

/ ˈɛrəʊˌtiːm; ˌɛrəʊˈtiːsɪs; ˌɛrəʊˈtiːmə /

noun

1. rhetoric a rhetorical question

Word History and Origins

Origin of erotema¹

C16: New Latin, from Greek, from erōtaein to ask

Example Sentences

He opened his speech with a pointed erotema—a sort of antiethos appeal in which he wondered what his qualification to speak was: What have I or those I represent to do with your national independence?

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