epitrope

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Synonyms: epitope, epitome, epistrophe, hemitrope, epitrite, episcope, epitoke, epirote

Antonyms: epitope, epitome, epistrophe, hemitrope, epitrite, episcope, epitoke, epirote

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|rhetoric}} A [[figure]] by which [[permission]] is either [[serious]]ly or [[ironic]]ally [[grant]]ed to someone to do what he or she proposes to do, e.g. ''He that is unjust, let him be unjust still.''

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