symploce en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈsɪmploʊsi/ (Canada, UK, US)
Etymology
From Ancient Greek συμπλοκή (sumplokḗ, “interweaving”).
Meanings
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(rhetoric) The repetition of one word or phrase at the beginning and another word or phrase at the end of successive phrases or clauses.
Symploce sometimes Anaphora will join With Epistrophe, and both in one combine.
1835, L[arret] Langley, “[Rhetorical Turns.] Symploce.”, in A Manual of the Figures of Rhetoric, […], Doncaster, South Yorkshire: […] C. White, […], →OCLC, page 77:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| symploces | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Hypernyms
Translations (2)
pl symploka (Translations) · ru симплока (Translations)