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[syn: epiphora, epistrophe]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Epistrophe \E*pis"tro*phe\, n. [L., from Gr. ? a turning toward,
return, fr. ? to turn toward; 'epi` upon, to + ? to turn.]
(Rhet.)
A figure in which successive clauses end with the same word
or affirmation; e. g., "Are they Hebrews? so am I. Are they
Israelites? so am I." --2 Cor. xi. 22.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
epistrophe
n 1: repetition of the ends of two or more successive sentences,
verses, etc. [syn: epiphora, epistrophe]