English

Noun

epagoge ‎(uncountable)

1. (logic) The adducing of particular examples so as to lead to a universal conclusion; the argument by induction.

Latin

Etymology

Borrowing from Ancient Greek ἐπᾰγωγή ‎(epagōgḗ)

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /e.paˈɡoː.ɡeː/, [ɛ.paˈɡoː.ɡeː]

Noun

epagōgē f ‎(genitive epagōgēs); first declension

1. (logic) induction

Declension

First declension, Greek type.

Descendants

• English: epagoge

References

• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “ĕpăgōgē”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette, page 592/3.