epanadiplosis

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Word forms

epanadiplosis

Etymology

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

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