PROTREPTIC


Meaning of PROTREPTIC in English

[pro.trep.tic] n [LL protrepticus hortatory, encouraging, fr. Gk protreptikos, fr. protrepein to turn forward, urge on, fr. pro- + trepein to turn] (ca. 1656): an utterance (as a speech) designed to instruct and persuade -- protreptic adj

Merriam-Webster English vocab.      Английский словарь Merriam Webster.