| Figure Name | anaeresis |
| Source | Bullinger (1898) ("anaeresis; or, detraction") |
| Earliest Source | None |
| Synonyms | detraction |
| Etymology | Gr. ana "up" and hair(?) "to take away" |
| Type | Scheme |
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| Definition |
1. A Parenthetic Addition by way of Detraction (Parenthetic Tameinosis)... The parenthesis is so called, when, by a negative expression, we appear to take something away from the sense, but really add to it, and thus emphasize it. (Bullinger, 492) |
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| Confidence | Unconfident |
| Last Editor | Ioanna Malton |
| Confidence | Unconfident |
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| Reviewed | No |