anadiplosis
Meaning
A figure of speech in which a word or phrase used at the end of a clause or expression is repeated near the beginning of the next clause or expression.
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Translations
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˌænədəˈploʊsɪs/
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin anadiplōsis, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek ἀναδίπλωσις (anadíplōsis).
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