anadiplosis
NounSynonyms:
reduplication
Open English WordNet
Noun (1)
- repetition of the final words of a sentence or line at the beginning of the nextSynonyms: reduplicationType of repetition
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
An′a·di·plo′sis (…), noun
Origin: L., fr. Gr. …; … + … to double, …, …, twofold, double.
Rhetoric 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.”
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54