Etymology

epanadiplosis

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Today it means: A figure of speech by which the same word is used both at the beginning and at the end of a sentence. Full definition →

Latin epanadiplōsis ← Ancient Greek ἐπαναδίπλωσις
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromἐπαναδίπλωσις“doubling, folding”
  2. Latin · learned borrowing fromepanadiplōsis
  3. English todayepanadiplosis

Learned borrowing from Latin epanadiplōsis, from Ancient Greek ἐπαναδίπλωσις (epanadíplōsis, “doubling, folding”).

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