epanastrophe

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noun

Anadiplosis.

OriginAncient Greek ἐπαναστροφή →
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Meanings

nounepanastrophe (uncountable)
  1. rhetoricuncountableAnadiplosis.

    The repetition of a word or phrase in the same sense[…]as in epanastrophe, […]adds weight to the thought or idea, and increases its logical worth.

    1857, Josiah Willard Gibbs, Philological Studies: With English Illustrations

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekἐπαναστροφή“return”
  2. Englishepanastrophe

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἐπαναστροφή (epanastrophḗ, “return”).

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Translations

Finnish anadiploosi
  • anadiploosianadiplosis
French épanastrophe
  • épanastropheanadiplosis
Cite this entry
APA

epanastrophe. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/epanastrophe

MLA

“epanastrophe.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/epanastrophe. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “epanastrophe,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/epanastrophe.

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