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Showing words for ELENCHUS using the English dictionary
8 Letter Words for Elenchus
elenchus
7 Letter Words for Elenchus
elenchs, leuchen, lunches, unheles
6 Letter Words for Elenchus
elench, eneuch, eschel, hences, leches, lesche, schene, schule, schuln, sleech, uncles, unhele, unseel
5 Letter Words for Elenchus
cense, chese, chuse, clues, eches, ensue, heels, helen, heles, hence, hules, leche, leech, lench, lenes, lense, leuch, luces, lunch, lunes, scene, schul, seech, sence, sheel, sheen, shule, shuln, shune, unces, uncle, unsee
4 Letter Words for Elenchus
cees, cele, cels, cene, cens, chee, chen, chun, clee, clue, cues, cush, eche, ecus, eech, eels, eheu, elec, elne, else, encl, enes, ense, esne, heel, hele, hens, hues, hule, huns, huse, lech, lees, lene, lens, lese, luce, lues, lune, lush, nese, nesh, nsec, scul, scun, sech, seel, seen, sele, sene, shee, shul, shun, slee, slue, snee, such, sune, ules, unce, uncs, usee
3 Letter Words for Elenchus
cee, cel, cen, che, chn, chs, cns, cue, cul, cun, ech, ecu, eec, eel, een, ehs, els, enc, ene, enl, ens, esc, ese, esu, hcl, hee, hel, hen, hes, hue, hun, lee, les, leu, lsc, lue, nee, nul, nus, sch, sec, see, sel, sen, she, sle, sue, sun, uhs, ule, unc, unh, unl, uns, use, ush
Definitions for Elenchus
[1] a logical refutation; an argument that refutes another argument by proving the contrary of its conclusion.
[2] refutation of an argument by proving the contrary of its conclusion, esp syllogistically
[3] Socratic elenchus the drawing out of the consequences of a position in order to show them to be contrary to some accepted position
Words related to Elenchus
rebuttal, argument, disproof, confutation
Words nearby Elenchus
elementary process, elementary school, elementary, my dear watson, elemi, elena, elenchus, elenctic, elenore, eleoma, eleoptene, elepaio
Origin of Elenchus
1655–65; < Latin < Greek élenchos refutation
Word origin for Elenchus
C17: from Latin, from Greek elenkhos refutation, from elenkhein to put to shame, refute