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elenchus
e·len·chus [ i léngkəss ] (plural e·len·chi [ i léng k ])


noun 
Definition:
 
logical refutation by proving the opposite: an argument that refutes a proposition by proving the opposite of its conclusions
[Mid-17th century. Via Latin< Greek elegkhos "refutation"]

e·lenc·tic [ i léngktik ] adjective
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