ELENCH
\ɪlˈɛnt͡ʃ], \ɪlˈɛntʃ], \ɪ_l_ˈɛ_n_tʃ]\
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That part of an argument on which its conclusiveness depends; that which convinces of refutes an antagonist; a refutation.
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A specious but fallacious argument; a sophism.
By Oddity Software
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That part of an argument on which its conclusiveness depends; that which convinces of refutes an antagonist; a refutation.
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A specious but fallacious argument; a sophism.
By Noah Webster.
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basidiomycota
- comprises fungi bearing the spores on basidium: Gasteromycetes (puffballs); Tiliomycetes (comprising orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts)); Hymenomycetes (mushrooms; toadstools; agarics; bracket fungi); in some classification systems considered a division of kingdom comprises fungi bearing spores on a basidium; includes Gasteromycetes (puffballs) Tiliomycetes comprising the orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts) Hymenomycetes (mushrooms, toadstools, agarics bracket fungi).