ploce

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A figure of speech in which a word is repeated so as not only to signify the individual thing denoted by it, but also its peculiar attribute or quality.

Pronunciation

/ˈplɒsi/ /ˈpləʊsi/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-ploce.wav

Word forms

ploce

Etymology

From Latin plŏcē, from Ancient Greek πλοκή (plokḗ, “complication”).

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