Distinctio--the elaboration of or definition of a word or phrase, sometimes introduced by an explanatory figure.
Ex. When the class gave her blank looks after being assigned to write a Shakespearean sonnet, she replied, "and by Shakespearean, I mean a sonnet that has 14 lines, iambic pentameter, and three quatrains plus a couplet."
Ex. When the class gave her blank looks after being assigned to write a Shakespearean sonnet, she replied, "and by Shakespearean, I mean a sonnet that has 14 lines, iambic pentameter, and three quatrains plus a couplet."
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