epiphonema

noun

ep·​i·​pho·​ne·​ma

ˌepəfōˈnēmə

plural epiphonemas

-məz

or epiphonemae

-ˌmē

: an exclamatory sentence or striking especially summary comment concluding a discourse

Word History

Etymology

Latin, from Greek epiphōnēma, from epiphōnein to mention, from epi- + phōnein to speak, from phōnē sound

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