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From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Ep·an·or·tho·sis n.  A figure by which a speaker recalls a word or words, in order to substitute something else stronger or more significant; as, Most brave!  Brave, did I say? most heroic act!
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 epanorthosis
      n : immediate rephrasing for intensification or justification;
          "Seems, madam! Nay, it is"