The Collaborative International Dictionary
Hypotyposis
Hypotyposis \Hy`po*ty*po"sis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? to sketch out; ? under + ? to impress.] (Rhet.) A vivid, picturesque description of scenes or events.
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hypotyposis
n. (context rhetoric English) A vivid, picturesque description of scenes or events.
Usage examples of "hypotyposis".
So he saw them, and with wonderful hypotyposis he made them visible also to his friends: "The palace stands on a mountain, and it's the mountain that is made of onyx, with a peak so smooth that it shines like the moon.