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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Anadiplosis \An`a*di*plo"sis\, n. [L., fr Gr ?; ? + ? to double, ?, ?, twofold, double.] (Rhet.) A repetition of the last word or any prominent word in a sentence or clause, at the beginning of the next with an adjunct idea; as ``He retained his virtues amidst all his misfortunes -- misfortunes which no prudence could foresee or prevent.'' From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: anadiplosis n : repetition of the final words of a sentence or line at the beginning of the next
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