symploce

[ sim-ploh-see ]
/ ˈsɪm ploʊ si /

noun Rhetoric.

the simultaneous use of anaphora and epistrophe.

Origin of symploce

1570–80; < New Latin symplocē < Greek symplokḗ intertwining, combination, equivalent to sym- sym- + plokḗ, noun derivative of plékein to plait, twine; akin to Latin plectere (see -plex)

Words nearby symploce

symphysion, symphysiotomy, symphysis, symplast, symplegades, symploce, sympodia, sympodium, symport, symposiac, symposiarch

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