anadiplosis
[ an-uh-di-ploh-sis ]
/ ˌæn ə dɪˈploʊ sɪs /
noun Rhetoric.
repetition in the first part of a clause or sentence of a prominent word from the latter part of the preceding clause or sentence, usually with a change or extension of meaning.
Words nearby anadiplosis
anadama bread,
anadem,
anadenia,
anadicrotic,
anadicrotism,
anadiplosis,
anadrenalism,
anadromous,
anadyr,
anadyr range,
anaemia
British Dictionary definitions for anadiplosis
anadiplosis
/ (ˌænədɪˈpləʊsɪs) /
noun
rhetoric
repetition of the words or phrase at the end of one sentence, line, or clause at the beginning of the next
Word Origin for anadiplosis
C16: via Latin from Greek: repetition, from
anadiploun to double back, from
ana- +
diploun to double