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   paraenesis

   /pəˈriːnɪsɪs/

   noun

   • 1. an address or communication strongly urging someone to do something. rare

   Word Origin late 16th century: late Latin, from Greek parainesis, from parainein ‘exhort’, from para- ‘beside’ + ainein ‘speak of, praise’.

   Scrabble Points: 12

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