sermocination

noun

plural -s

1

obsolete : discourse, sermon

2

obsolete : a form of prosopopoeia in which the speaker answers his own question or remark immediately

Word History

Etymology

Latin sermocination-, sermocinatio conversation, from sermocinatus (past participle of sermocinari to converse, from sermo speech, conversation) + -ion-, -io -ion

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