epideictic

epideictic
epideictic [ep΄ə dīk′tik]
adj.
Gr epideiktikos, declamatory < epideikt(os), verbal adj. (< epideiknynai, to display < epi-: see EPI- + deiknynai, to show: see DICTION) + -ikos, -IC
intended for display, esp. rhetorical display; designed to impress

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