Epiphonema

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Epiphonema \Ep`i*pho*ne"ma\, n. [L., fr. Gr. 'epifw`nhma, fr.
     'epifwnei^n to mention; 'epi` + fwnei^n to speak.] (Rhet.)
     An exclamatory sentence, or striking reflection, which sums
     up or concludes a discourse.
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