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Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

  1. n. In rhetoric, the repetition of one word at the beginning and another at the end of successive clauses, as in the sentence “Mercy descended from heaven to dwell on the earth; Mercy fled back to heaven and left the earth.” This figure is a combination of epanaphora and epistrophe (whence the name). Also, incorrectly, simploce.

Wiktionary

  1. n. rhetoric The repetition of one word or words at the beginning and another word or words at the end of successive phrases or clauses.
  2. n. rhetoric A combination of epanaphora and antistrophe.

GNU Webster's 1913

  1. n. (Rhet.) The repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning and another at the end of successive clauses; as, Justice came down from heaven to view the earth; Justice returned to heaven, and left the earth.

WordNet 3.0

  1. n. repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning and another at the end of successive clauses, i.e., simultaneous use of anaphora and epistrophe

Etymologies

  1. From Ancient Greek συμπλοκή (symploke, "interweaving") (Wiktionary)

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