D defs.my
Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Elench

/(ē̇*lĕṉk")/ · E·lench · IPA /ɪˈlɛŋk/
01 n. That part of an argument on which its conclusiveness depends; that which convinces of refutes an antagonist; a refutation.
pl. Elenchs ((#))
  1. 1.
    That part of an argument on which its conclusiveness depends; that which convinces of refutes an antagonist; a refutation.(Logic)