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polyptoton |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Polyptoton \Pol`yp*to"ton\, n. [L., fr Gr ? having or being in many cases; poly`s many + ? case.] (Rhet.) A figure by which a word is repeated in different forms, cases, numbers, genders, etc., as in Tennyson's line -- ``My own heart's heart, and ownest own farewell.'' From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: polyptoton n : repetition of a word in a different case or inflection in the same sentence; "My own heart's heart"
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