erotema

/ ˈɛrəʊˌtiːm; ˌɛrəʊˈtiːsɪs; ˌɛrəʊˈtiːmə /

noun

rhetoric a rhetorical question

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Word History and Origins

Origin of erotema¹

C16: New Latin, from Greek, from ��ō�ٲ��𾱲� to ask

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Example Sentences

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

From

erosive erotesis

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