antanagoge

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Answering the charge of an adversary by a countercharge.
  2. Offsetting a proposition with an opposing proposition in one's own speech or writing.

Pronunciation

/ænˌtænəˈɡəʊd͡ʒi/

Word forms

antanagoge

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀνταναγωγή (antanagōgḗ, “a leading or bringing up”).

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