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Noun: hypotyposis (hypotyposes)
  1. Vivid picturesque description.
    "Hypotyposis, in other words, makes the mediated appear immediate and induces passive acceptance."

Derived forms: hypotyposes

Type of: figure, figure of speech, image, trope

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