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      epideictic
      adjective
      designed primarily for rhetorical display
      Roots
      epiepi- · Greek · upon, for displaydeiknymideict- · Greek · to show, displayikos-ic · Greek · pertaining to
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      The word epideictic breaks down into 3 roots of Greek origin: epi-, from Greek epi (“upon, for display”); deict, from Greek deiknymi (“to show, display”); and -ic, from Greek ikos (“pertaining to”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.

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