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epistrophe |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Epistrophe \E*pis"tro*phe\, n. [L., from Gr ? a turning toward, return, fr ? to turn toward; 'epi` upon to + ? to turn.] (Rhet.) A figure in which successive clauses end with the same word or affirmation; e. g., ``Are they Hebrews? so am I. Are they Israelites? so am I.'' --2 Cor. xi 22. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: epistrophe n : repetition of the ends of two or more successive sentences, verses, etc [syn: {epiphora}]
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