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Homoioptoton


Ho-moiˊop-to′ton

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Noun.
[NL., fr. Gr. [GREEK] in a like case; [GREEK] like + [GREEK] falling.]
(Rhet.)
A figure in which the several parts of a sentence end with the same case, or inflection generally.

Definition 2024


homoioptoton

homoioptoton

English

Noun

homoioptoton (plural homoioptota)

  1. (rhetoric) A rhetorical figure in which the several parts of a sentence end with the same case, or inflection generally.