ploce

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/ˈplɒsi//ˈpləʊsi/

noun

A figure of speech in which a word is repeated so as not only to signify the individual thing denoted by it, but also its peculiar attribute or quality.

OriginLatin plŏcē ← Ancient Greek πλοκή →
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Meanings

nounploce (uncountable)
  1. rhetoricuncountableA figure of speech in which a word is repeated so as not only to signify the individual thing denoted by it, but also its peculiar attribute or quality.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekπλοκή“complication”
  2. Latinplŏcē
  3. Englishploce

From Latin plŏcē, from Ancient Greek πλοκή (plokḗ, “complication”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with ploce

AussieglossypossemossylossybossyGlauce
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Anagrams

plecoCople
Cite this entry
APA

ploce. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ploce

MLA

“ploce.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ploce. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ploce,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ploce.

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