progymnasmata
Meanings
noun
- A series of preliminary rhetorical exercises originated in Ancient Greece, aiming to prepare students for writing declamations after they had completed their education with the grammarians.
Word forms
Etymology
Ancient Greek προγυμνάσματα (progumnásmata)
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