homoioptoton

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noun

A rhetorical figure in which the several parts of a sentence end with the same case, or inflection generally.

OriginAncient Greek ὁμοιóπτωτον →
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Meanings

nounhomoioptoton (plural homoioptota)

plural homoioptota · alternative homoeoptoton

  1. rhetoriccommunicationsA rhetorical figure in which the several parts of a sentence end with the same case, or inflection generally.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
homoeoprophoron

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekὁμοιóπτωτον“in a like case”
  2. Englishhomoioptoton

From Ancient Greek ὁμοιóπτωτον (homoióptōton, “in a like case”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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