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Noun

1. 1
   The repetition of one word or phrase at the beginning and another word or phrase at the end of successive phrases or clauses. rhetoric

   "Symploce sometimes Anaphora will join With Epistrophe, and both in one combine."

2. 2
   repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning and another at the end of successive clauses, i.e., simultaneous use of anaphora and epistrophe wordnet

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figure of speechmalapropismmetaphorsimilespeech

Example

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"Symploce sometimes Anaphora will join With Epistrophe, and both in one combine."

Etymology

From Ancient Greek συμπλοκή (sumplokḗ, “interweaving”).

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