ekphrasis

== English == === Alternative forms === ecphrasis === Etymology === From Ancient Greek ἔκφρασις (ékphrasis, “description”), from ἐκφράζω (ekphrázō, “I describe”), from ἐκ (ek, “out, ex-”) + φράζω (phrázō, “I explain, point out”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɛkfɹəsɪs/ === Noun === ekphrasis (countable and uncountable, plural ekphrases) (rhetoric) A clear, intense, self-contained argument or verbal description of an object, especially of an artwork. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== hypotyposis