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1. (n.) epistrophe
the repetition of a word or words at the end of two or more successive verses, clauses, or sentences, as in “I should do Brutus wrong, and Cassius wrong. &ellipsis;”
Etymology: (1640–50; < NL < Gk epistrophē; see epi -, strophe)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) epiphora, epistrophe
repetition of the ends of two or more successive sentences, verses, etc.
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1. (noun) epistrophe
a figure in which successive clauses end with the same word or affirmation; e. g., "Are they Hebrews? so am I. Are they Israelites? so am I."
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