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Anadiplosis
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Anˊa-di-plo′sis
,Noun.
[L., fr. Gr. [GREEK]; [GREEK] + [GREEK] to double, [GREEK], [GREEK], twofold, double.]
(Rhet.)
A repetition of the last word or any prominent word in a sentence or clause, at the beginning of the next, with an adjunct idea;
as, “He retained his virtues amidst all his
.” misfortunes
– misfortunes
which no prudence could foresee or preventWebster 1828 Edition
Anadiplosis
ANADIPLO'SIS
,Noun.
Duplication, a figure in rhetoric and poetry, consisting in the repetition of the last word or words in a line or clause of a sentence, in the beginning of the next; as, 'he retained his virtues amidst all his misfortunes, misfortunes which no prudence could foresee or prevent.
Definition 2024
anadiplosis
anadiplosis
English
Noun
anadiplosis (countable and uncountable, plural anadiploses)
- (rhetoric) A figure of speech in which a word or phrase used at the end of a clause or expression is repeated near the beginning of the next clause or expression.
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"Suffering produces endurance, and endurance produces character, and character produces hope." |
Usage notes
Frequently combined with (but distinct from) climax, so that each step of the anadiplosis typically increases in magnitude or rhetorical force, with the effect of making the last term more powerful by comparison.
Translations
a rhetorical device
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