anacoenosis

[ an-uh-si-noh-sis ]

/ ˌæn ə sɪˈnoʊ sɪs /

noun, plural an·a·coe·no·ses [an-uh-si-noh-seez] /ˌæn ə sɪˈnoʊ siz/. Rhetoric.

a figure of speech in which an appeal is made to one's listeners or opponents for their opinion or judgment as to the subject under discussion.

Nearby words

anacletus, anaclinal, anaclisis, anaclitic, anaclitic depression, anacoenosis, anacoluthia, anacoluthon, anaconda, anacostia, anacostia river

Origin of anacoenosis

1580–90; < Medieval Latin < Greek anakoínōsis, equivalent to anakoinō-, variant stem of anakoinoûn to impart (ana- ana- + koinoûn to make common, derivative of koinós ceno-²) + -sis -sis