Progymnasmata

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exercise progymnastic declamation encomium education rhetorical ancient greece student preliminary grammarian

Noun

Definition: A series of preliminary rhetorical exercises originated in Ancient Greece, aiming to prepare students for writing declamations after they had completed their education with the grammarians.

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