epanalepsis

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The repetition of the same word or clause after intervening matter.

Word forms

epanalepsis

Etymology

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

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