epanadiplosis

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noun

A figure of speech by which the same word is used both at the beginning and at the end of a sentence.

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epanalepsis
OriginLatin epanadiplōsis ← Ancient Greek ἐπαναδίπλωσις →
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Meanings

nounepanadiplosis (uncountable)
  1. rhetoricuncountableA figure of speech by which the same word is used both at the beginning and at the end of a sentence.

    Synonyms: epanalepsis

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA figure of speech by which the same word is used both at the beginning and at the end of a sentence.

Similar
epanalepsis
Also see
epanalepsis

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekἐπαναδίπλωσις“doubling, folding”
  2. Latinepanadiplōsis
  3. Englishepanadiplosis

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

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Translations

French épanadiplose
  • épanadiplosea figure of speech by which the same word is used both at the beginning and at the end of a sentence
Cite this entry
APA

epanadiplosis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/epanadiplosis

MLA

“epanadiplosis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/epanadiplosis. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “epanadiplosis,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/epanadiplosis.

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