Meaning Of The Word Epanorthosis

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epanorthosis in American English
noun: the rephrasing of an immediately preceding word or statement for the purpose of intensification, emphasis, or justification, as in “ Seems, madam! Nay, it is; I know not "seems.' ”

epanorthosis in British English
noun: the almost immediate replacement of a preceding word or phrase by a more correct or more emphatic one, as for example in thousands, nay, millions

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