homeoteleuton
[ hoh-mee-oh-tel-yuh-ton ]
/ ˌhoʊ mi oʊˈtɛl yəˌtɒn /
noun Rhetoric.
a series of words with the same or similar endings.
Origin of homeoteleuton
1580–90; < Greek, noun use of neuter of
homoiotéleutos ending alike, equivalent to
homoio-
homeo- +
-teleutos, adj. derivative of
teleutḗ end, close
Words nearby homeoteleuton
homeopathic magic,
homeopathist,
homeopathy,
homeoplasia,
homeostasis,
homeoteleuton,
homeotherapy,
homeotherm,
homeothermal,
homeothermic,
homeotic genes
Example sentences from the Web for homeoteleuton
The correct form is homeoteleuton (in this books spelling, probably homioteleuton).
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