ecphonema

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἐκφώνημα (ekphṓnēma, “something called out”), from φωνέω (phōnéō, “produce sound”).

Noun

ecphonema

1. (archaic, rhetoric) interjection; ecphonesis

References

• “ecphonema”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.