Definitions for polyptoton
po·lyp·to·ton

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1. polyptotonnoun

   repetition of a word in a different case or inflection in the same sentence

   "My own heart's heart"

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1. polyptotonnoun

   A stylistic scheme in which words from the same root are used together, or a word is repeated in a different inflection or case.

2. Etymology: Via, from πολύπτωτον, neuter of πολύπτωτος, from πολύς + πίπτω.

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1. Polyptoton

   Polyptoton is the stylistic scheme in which words derived from the same root are repeated (such as "strong" and "strength"). A related stylistic device is antanaclasis, in which the same word is repeated, but each time with a different sense. Another related term is figura etymologica.

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1. polyptoton

   Polyptoton is a rhetorical device or figure of speech, where a single root word is repeated in different forms within the same sentence or in close proximity. This device involves the repetition of words derived from the same root but with varied inflections, for example, different tenses, cases, voices, or moods. A simple example could be "I dreamed a dream".

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1. Polyptotonnoun

   a figure by which a word is repeated in different forms, cases, numbers, genders, etc., as in Tennyson's line, -- "My own heart's heart, and ownest own, farewell."

2. Etymology: [L., fr. Gr. having, or being in, many cases; poly`s many + case.]

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1. Polyptoton

   Polyptoton is the stylistic scheme in which words derived from the same root are repeated. A related stylistic device is antanaclasis, in which the same word is repeated, but each time with a different sense. In inflected languages polyptoton is the same word being repeated but appearing each time in a different case.. The form is relatively common in Latin Christian poetry and prose in a construction called the superlative genitive, in phrases such as Sanctum sanctorum, and found its way into languages such as Old English, which naturally favored the alliteration that is part and parcel of polyptoton—in fact, polyptoton is "much more prevalent in Old English verse than in Latin verse." The specific superlative genitive in Old English, however, occurs only in Latinate Christian poems, not in secular poetry.

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1. • Repetition

How to pronounce polyptoton?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say polyptoton in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of polyptoton in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of polyptoton in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=polyptoton
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Polyptoton
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polyptoton
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/polyptoton
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=polyptoton