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Elenctic meaning

Serving to refute, refutative, especially as part of a systematic interrogation; pertaining to rhetorical elenchus or cross-examination.

Using Elenctic

  • The main meaning on this page is: Serving to refute, refutative, especially as part of a systematic interrogation; pertaining to rhetorical elenchus or cross-examination.

Context around Elenctic

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 18.3 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 2 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

socrates 1×

Often after:

method 1× refutation 1× elenchic 1×

Sentence patterns with Elenctic

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

b socrates elenctic method was 1× elenctic refutation depends 1× english is elenctic elenchic and 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

apology 31a b 1× elenctic refutation depends 1× the most common 1×

Common sentence endings:

are also current 1× may be true 1× men of athens 1×

Words around Elenctic

Just before it in the word index:

elenchus 2 elenchidae 3 elenchi 2 elenberg 2 elena 324 elen 10

Just after it in the word index:

elendil 4 elendu 6 eleni 24 elenis 2 elenoa 2 elenor 3

Similar in corpus frequency:

aabc 5 aacr 5 aacsb 5 aadar 5 aadk 5 aadvantage 5

Corpus analysis for Elenctic

  • In this selection, "elenctic" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 18.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, socrates, method, refutation and elenchic stand out and add context to how "elenctic" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include b socrates elenctic method was and elenctic refutation depends. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "elenctic" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with elenctic

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Apology, 31a-b Socrates' elenctic method was often imitated by the young men of Athens. (15 words)

The most common adjectival form in English is elenctic; elenchic and elenchtic'' are also current. (15 words)

Elenctic refutation depends on a dichotomous thesis, one that may be divided into exactly two mutually exclusive parts, only one of which may be true. (25 words)

Longer example sentences

Elenctic refutation depends on a dichotomous thesis, one that may be divided into exactly two mutually exclusive parts, only one of which may be true. (25 words)

Apology, 31a-b Socrates' elenctic method was often imitated by the young men of Athens. (15 words)

The most common adjectival form in English is elenctic; elenchic and elenchtic'' are also current. (15 words)

Example sentences (3)

Apology, 31a-b Socrates' elenctic method was often imitated by the young men of Athens.

Elenctic refutation depends on a dichotomous thesis, one that may be divided into exactly two mutually exclusive parts, only one of which may be true.

The most common adjectival form in English is elenctic; elenchic and elenchtic'' are also current.

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "elenctic" in a sentence?
An example: "Apology, 31a-b Socrates' elenctic method was often imitated by the young men of Athens." This page contains 3 example sentences with the word "elenctic" from authentic English texts.
What does "elenctic" mean?
Elenctic means: Serving to refute, refutative, especially as part of a systematic interrogation; pertaining to rhetorical elenchus or cross-examination.
How many example sentences with "elenctic" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 3 example sentences with "elenctic", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.