epanadiplosis

English

Examples

"Rejoice in the Lord always: and again I say, Rejoice."
"Blow winds and crack your cheeks! Rage, blow!"

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin epanadiplōsis, from Ancient Greek ἐπαναδίπλωσις (epanadíplōsis, doubling, folding).

Noun

epanadiplosis (uncountable)

  1. (rhetoric) A figure of speech by which the same word is used both at the beginning and at the end of a sentence.

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Spanish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin epanadiplōsis, from Ancient Greek ἐπαναδίπλωσις (epanadíplōsis, doubling, folding).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /epanadiˈplosis/ [e.pa.na.ð̞iˈplo.sis]
  • Rhymes: -osis
  • Syllabification: e‧pa‧na‧di‧plo‧sis

Noun

epanadiplosis f (uncountable)

  1. (rhetoric) epanadiplosis
    Synonym: epanalepsis

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