hypostrophe

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The act of a patient turning himself or herself.
  2. A relapse; a return of a disease.
  3. A return to the main theme following an insertion or parenthesis.

Word forms

hypostrophe hypostrophes

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ὑποστροφή (hupostrophḗ), from ὑποστρέφω (hupostréphō, “to turn round or back”).

Related words

hypostrophic
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