epistrophe
Meanings
noun
- The repetition of the same word or words at the end of successive phrases, clauses or sentences.
- An arrangement of chlorophyll grains on the outer surface of plant cells, as opposed to apostrophe (an arrangement at right angles to the surface).
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Etymology
Borrowed from Latin epistrophē, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek ἐπιστροφή (epistrophḗ).
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