Complete Definition of "ecphrasis"

English

Etymology
Greek εκ��α�ι�, from εκ��αζειν, from εκ- �ex-� + ��αζειν �speak�.

Pronunciation
IPA|/'�kfr�sɪs/

Noun
en-noun|ecphras|es

  1. rhetoric A clear, intense, self-contained argument or pictorial description of an object, especially of an artwork.

Alternative forms
ekphrasis

ru:ecphrasis

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