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Antiphrasis

The use of words in a sense opposite to their proper meaning; as when a court of justice is called a court of vengeance.

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Irony 70% connected

Made or consisting of iron; partaking of iron; iron; as, irony chains; irony particles.

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Allocution noun · 78% connection

(rhetoric) a formal or authoritative address that advises or exhorts

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Exordium noun · 78% connection

(rhetoric) the introductory section of an oration or discourse

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Narration noun · 78% connection

(rhetoric) the second section of an oration in which the facts are set forth

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Parenesis noun · 78% connection

(rhetoric) exhortation; admonition.; "In Deuteronomy it is often impossible to separate parenesis from history."

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Peroration noun · 78% connection

(rhetoric) the concluding section of an oration; "he summarized his main points in his peroration"

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Ploce noun · 78% connection

(rhetoric) repetition to gain special emphasis or extend meaning

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Tapinosis noun · 78% connection

(rhetoric) A figure of speech whereby something is given less importance by the name given it than it merits.; "The last and perhaps t…

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Counterargument noun · 78% connection

an argument offered in opposition to another argument

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Rhetorical device noun · 78% connection

a use of language that creates a literary effect (but often without regard for literal significance)

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Rhetorical question noun · 78% connection

a statement that is formulated as a question but that is not supposed to be answered; "he liked to make his points with rhetorical que…

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Analogy noun · 78% connection

the religious belief that between creature and creator no similarity can be found so great but that the dissimilarity is always greate…

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Anaphora noun · 78% connection

repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses

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Antithesis noun · 78% connection

exact opposite; "his theory is the antithesis of mine"

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Chiasmus noun · 78% connection

inversion in the second of two parallel phrases

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Commiseration noun · 78% connection

a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others; "the blind are too often objects of pity"

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Correspondence noun · 78% connection

similarity by virtue of corresponding

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Doctrine of analogy noun · 78% connection

the religious belief that between creature and creator no similarity can be found so great but that the dissimilarity is always greate…

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Epanaphora noun · 78% connection

repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses

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Action noun · 78% connection

A suit or process, by which a demand is made of a right in a court of justice; in a broad sense, a judicial proceeding for the enforce…

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Anti unknown · 78% connection

A prefix meaning against, opposite or opposed to, contrary, or in place of; -- used in composition in many English words. It is often…

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Antonym noun · 78% connection

a word that expresses a meaning opposed to the meaning of another word, in which case the two words are antonyms of each other; "to hi…

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Appeal noun · 78% connection

(law) a legal proceeding in which the appellant resorts to a higher court for the purpose of obtaining a review of a lower court decis…

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Appearance noun · 78% connection

The coming into court of either of the parties; the being present in court; the coming into court of a party summoned in an action, ei…

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Bailey noun · 78% connection

A prison or court of justice; -- used in certain proper names; as, the Old Bailey in London; the New Bailey in Manchester.

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Bank noun · 78% connection

The regular term of a court of law, or the full court sitting to hear arguments upon questions of law, as distinguished from a sitting…

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Bar noun · 78% connection

The railing that incloses the place which counsel occupy in courts of justice. Hence, the phrase at the bar of the court signifies in…

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Certiorari noun · 78% connection

A writ issuing out of chancery, or a superior court, to call up the records of a inferior court, or remove a cause there depending, in…

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Chancery noun · 78% connection

In England, formerly, the highest court of judicature next to the Parliament, exercising jurisdiction at law, but chiefly in equity; b…

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Contempt noun · 78% connection

Disobedience of the rules, orders, or process of a court of justice, or of rules or orders of a legislative body; disorderly, contempt…

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Courtship noun · 78% connection

Court policy; the character of a courtier; artifice of a court; court-craft; finesse.

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