Epanalepsis

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The repetition of the same word or clause after intervening matter. rhetoric, uncountable

    "Epanalepsis words will recommend The same at the beginning and the end."

  2. 2
    repetition after intervening words wordnet

Synonyms

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epanadiplosisepanadiplosis

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"Epanalepsis words will recommend The same at the beginning and the end."

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin epanalepsis, from Ancient Greek ἐπανάληψις (epanálēpsis), from ἐπαναλαμβάνω (epanalambánō), from ἐπί (epí) + ἀνά (aná) + λαμβάνω (lambánō).

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