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Anadiplosis - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Anadiplosis : (noun)
1: repetition of the final words of a sentence or line at the
beginning of the next [syn: reduplication]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Anadiplosis : \An`a*di*plo"sis\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?; ? _ ? to
double, ?, ?, twofold, double.] (Rhet.)
A repetition of the last word or any prominent word in a
sentence or clause, at the beginning of the next, with an
adjunct idea; as, ``He retained his virtues amidst all his
misfortunes -- misfortunes which no prudence could foresee or
prevent.''
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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