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Epanalepsis
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Ep-anˊa-lep′sis
,Noun.
[NL., fr. Gr. [GREEK];
ἐπί
+ [GREEK] to take up.] (Rhet.)
A figure by which the same word or clause is repeated after intervening matter.
Gibbs.
Definition 2024
epanalepsis
epanalepsis
English
Noun
epanalepsis (uncountable)
- (rhetoric) The repetition of the same word or clause after intervening matter.
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