progymnasmata

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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

progymnasmata

Etymology

Ancient Greek προγυμνάσματα (progumnásmata)

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