Parenetical

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

  Parenetic \Par`e*net"ic\, Parenetical \Par`e*net"ic*al\, a. [Gr.
     parainetiko`s: cf. F. par['e]n['e]tique.]
     Hortatory; encouraging; persuasive. [R.] --F. Potter.
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