Noun
(plural ekphrases)
- (rhetoric) A clear, intense, self-contained argument or pictorial description of an object, especially of an artwork.
Origin
From Ancient Greek ἔκφρασις (ekphrasis, “description”), from ἐκφράζω (ekphrazō, “I describe”), from ἐκ (ek, “out, ex-”) + φράζω (phrazō, “I explain, point out”).
