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orurughookwū

noun

LanguageIgbo (Nigeria)

Meaning
  1. a speech in which successive phrases or words are arranged in ascending order of importance
  2. climax
  3. A type of speech where phrases or words are arranged in increasing order of importance.
Examples

Onye na-ekwu okwu jiri orurughookwū mechie ihe o na-ekwu.

The speaker ended their speech using a climax.

Part of speechnoun

Status: Adapted from Wikidata lexemes — awaiting native speaker review

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Source: Wikidata lexemes (CC0-1.0), adapted.