Etymology

epizeuxis

ep·i·zeux·is
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Today it means: The repetition of words in immediate succession for emphasis. Full definition →

Ancient Greek ἐπι-
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · learned borrowing fromἐπι-
  2. English todayepizeuxis

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἐπι- (epi-) + ζευγνύναι (zeugnúnai, “to yoke”)

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekἐπι- all →

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