dirimens copulatio
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin dirimēns cōpulātiō (“separating connection”).
Noun[edit]
dirimens copulatio
- (logic, rhetoric) Mentioning a balancing or opposing fact to prevent the argument from being one-sided or unqualified.
References[edit]
- dirimens copulatio, Dictionary of poetic terms, by Jack Elliott Myers, Don C. Wukasch, University of North Texas Press, 2003, →ISBN.