ep·ir·rhe·ma \ˌepiˈrēmə\noun (-s) Etymology: Greek epirrhēma, from epi- + rhēma word, saying — more at word : an address usually about public affairs spoken by the coryphaeus after the parabasis in old Greek comedy • ep·ir·rhe·mat·ic\|epə(ˌ)rē|mad.ik, -_rə̇|-\adjective