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Webster 1913 Edition
Parrhesia
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Par-rhe′si-a
,Noun.
[NL., fr. Gr. [GREEK];
παρά
beside, beyond + [GREEK] a speaking.] (Rhet.)
Boldness or freedom of speech.
Definition 2024
Parrhesia
Parrhesia
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Translingual
Proper noun
Parrhesia f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Geometridae – certain moths.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Insecta - class; Lepidoptera - order; Glossata - suborder; Heteroneura - infraorder; Ditrysia - division; Cossina - section; Bombycina - subsection; Geometroidea - superfamily; Geometridae - family
Hyponyms
- (genus): Parrhesia nigrivena - type species
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See also: Parrhesia
English
Noun
parrhesia (uncountable)
- (rhetoric) boldness or freedom in speech; the seeking of forgiveness for such speech