socratic irony
So·crat·ic i·ro·ny
S s Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [suh-krat-ik, soh- ahy-ruh-nee, ahy-er-]
- /səˈkræt ɪk, soʊ- ˈaɪ rə ni, ˈaɪ ər-/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [suh-krat-ik, soh- ahy-ruh-nee, ahy-er-]
- /səˈkræt ɪk, soʊ- ˈaɪ rə ni, ˈaɪ ər-/
Definitions of socratic irony words
- noun socratic irony pretended ignorance in discussion. 1
- noun socratic irony a means by which the pretended ignorance of a skilful questioner leads the person answering to expose his own ignorance 0
- noun socratic irony pretense of ignorance in a discussion to expose the fallacies in the opponent's logic 0
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Origin of socratic irony
First appearance:
before 1870 One of the 26% newest English words
First recorded in 1870-75
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Parts of speech for Socratic irony
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
socratic irony popularity
This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 27% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data about 65% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
socratic irony usage trend in Literature
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