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anadiplosis

(an′ə di plō′sis)

noun

repetition of the last word or words of one clause or line of verse, at the beginning of the next (Ex.: “He gave his life; his life was all he could give.”)

Origin: L < Gr anadiplōsis < anadiploun, to double < ana-, up, again + diploos, double

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noun pl. an·a·di·plo·ses (-sēz)

Rhetorical repetition at the beginning of a phrase of the word or words with which the previous phrase ended; for example, He is a man of loyalty—loyalty always firm.

Origin:

Origin: Late Latin anadiplōsis

Origin: , from Greek

Origin: , from anadiploun, to redouble

Origin: : ana-, ana-

Origin: + diploun, to double (from diplous, double; see dwo- in Indo-European roots)