anacephalaeosis
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 0.00 in modern English
22
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A brief restatement or repetition of the principal heads or main points of an argument or discourse; a recapitulation, especially as used in the peroration to refresh the audience's memory and reinforce the argument.
Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "[…] anacephalaeosis, analogy and apomnemonysis to demonstrate his authority : (1) anacephalaeosis, a recapitulation of what has been said: "there must bee contrition, before there will be an inhabition of Christ in the soule"; (2) analogy […]"
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἀνακεφαλαίωσις (anakephalaíōsis, “recapitulation”), from ἀνακεφαλαιόω (anakephalaióō, “to sum up”), from ἀνά (aná, “up, again”) + κεφαλή (kephalḗ, “head”).
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: ἀνακεφαλαίωσις