01 n. A figure of speech by which a strong affirmation of the contrary, is implied under the form of an earnest interrogation, as in the followin…
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A figure of speech by which a strong affirmation of the contrary, is implied under the form of an earnest interrogation, as in the following lines; -(Rhet.)“Must I give way and room to your rash choler? Shall I be frighted when a madman stares?” — Shak.