Etymology

anadiplosis

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Today it means: 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. Full definition →

Latin anadiplōsis ← Ancient Greek ἀναδίπλωσις
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromἀναδίπλωσις
  2. Latin · learned borrowing fromanadiplōsis
  3. English todayanadiplosis

Learned borrowing from Latin anadiplōsis, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek ἀναδίπλωσις (anadíplōsis).

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