ˌepiˈrēmə noun
( -s )
Etymology: Greek epirrhēma, from epi- + rhēma word, saying — more at word
: an address usually about public affairs spoken by the coryphaeus after the parabasis in old Greek comedy
• ep·ir·rhe·mat·ic |epə(ˌ)rē|mad.ik, -_rə̇|- adjective