Progymnasmata

Noun

Definitions

1.NounA series of preliminary rhetorical exercises originated in Ancient Greece, aiming to prepare students for writing declamations after they had completed their education with the grammarians.

Synonyms

grammatist encomium paideia palestra palaistra gymnosoph pysma graecismus pelmanism academese agoge acroama

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