epistrophe
NounSynonyms:
epiphora
Open English WordNet
Noun (1)
- repetition of the ends of two or more successive sentences, verses, etc.Synonyms: epiphoraType of repetition
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
E·pis′tro·phe noun
Origin: L., from Gr. … a turning toward, return, fr. … to turn toward; ἐπί upon, to + … to turn.
Rhetoric 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.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54