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anadiplosis

ana·dip·lo·sis

UK/ˌænədəˈploʊsɪs/ uncommon

noun

1.

repetition of the final words of a sentence or line at the beginning of the next

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Origin

Learned borrowing from Latin anadiplōsis, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek ἀναδίπλωσις (anadíplōsis).

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