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10 Language-to-English DictionariesEpanadiplosis
/ˌɛp.ə.nə.dɪˈploʊ.sɪs/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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A rhetorical figure of speech in which a sentence begins and ends with the same word or phrase.
"The speech utilized epanadiplosis to emphasize the core theme of freedom, beginning and ending with the powerful word."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Modern Latin, originating from the Ancient Greek word 'epanadiplōsis', meaning 'redoubling' or 'recurrence'. It is compounded from 'epi-' (upon, additional), 'ana-' (back, again), and 'diplōsis' (doubling, from diplooun to double).
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Epanadiplosis" is said worldwide
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épanadiplose
Transliteration: epanadiploz
"L'épanadiplose est une figure de style rhétorique."
Epanadiplose
Transliteration: epanadiploze
"Epanadiplose ist eine rhetorische Stilfigur."
epanadiplosi
Transliteration: epanadiplosi
"L'epanadiplosi è una figura retorica."
epanadiplosis
Transliteration: epanadiplosis
"La epanadiplosis es una figura retórica."
epanadiplose
Transliteration: epanadiplose
"A epanadiplose é uma figura de linguagem."
epanadiplosis
Transliteration: epanadiplosis
Script: एपैनडिपलोसिस
"एपैनडिपलोसिस एक अलंकार है।"
首尾重复
Transliteration: shǒuwěi chóngfù
"首尾重复是一种修辞手法。"
수미상응
Transliteration: sumisangeung
"수미상응은 수사학적 표현 기법이다."
首尾同語反復
Transliteration: shubi dōgo hanpuku
"首尾同語反復は修辞技法の一つである。"
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