dirimens copulatio
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Latin dirimēns cōpulātiō (“separating connection”).
Noun
[edit]dirimens copulatio
- (logic, rhetoric) Mentioning a balancing or opposing fact to prevent the argument from being one-sided or unqualified.
References
[edit]- dirimens copulatio, Dictionary of poetic terms, by Jack Elliott Myers, Don C. Wukasch, University of North Texas Press, 2003, →ISBN.