epistrophe

epistrophe
The repetition of the same word or words at the end of successive phrases, clauses or sentences.

Example: When I was a child, I spoke as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child. — The Bible, 1 Cor 13:11


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  • epistrophe — 1640s, from L.L. epistrophe, from Gk. epistrophe a turning about, from epi “upon” (see EPI (Cf. epi )) + strophe “a turning” (see STROPHE (Cf. strophe)) …   Etymology dictionary

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  • Epistrŏphe — (gr.), 1) Schwenkung einer Truppe nach der Rechten u. Linken zugleich, s. Anastrophe; 2) (Gramm.), so v.w. Epiphora; 3) (Med.), Recidiv einer Krankheit, bes. spät eintretendes …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Epistrophe — (griech.), s. Epiphora …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

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  • epistrophe — noun Etymology: Greek epistrophē, literally, turning about, from epi + strophē turning more at strophe Date: circa 1584 repetition of a word or expression at the end of successive phrases, clauses, sentences, or verses especially for rhetorical… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • epistrophe — /i pis treuh fee/, n. 1. Also called epiphora. Rhet. the repetition of a word or words at the end of two or more successive verses, clauses, or sentences, as in I should do Brutus wrong, and Cassius wrong. ... Cf. anaphora (def. 1). 2.… …   Universalium

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