erotema

British

/ ˈɛrəʊˌtiːm, ˌɛrəʊˈtiːsɪs, ˌɛrəʊˈtiːmə /

noun

rhetoric a rhetorical question

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Etymology

Origin of erotema

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

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: What have I or those I represent to do with your national independence?

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