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elenctic

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elenc·​tic
variants: or elenchtic \ -​ŋtik \ or less commonly elenctical or elenchtical \ -​tə̇kəl \

Definition of elenctic

: serving to refute —used of indirect modes of proof —opposed to deictic

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History and Etymology for elenctic

Greek elenktikos, from elenktos (verbal of elenchein) + -ikos -ic, -ical

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“Elenctic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/elenctic. Accessed 26 May. 2020.

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