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polyptoton

po·lyp·to·ton

US/ˌpɑ.ləpˈtoʊˌtɑn/ uncommon

noun

1.

repetition of a word in a different case or inflection in the same sentence

  • “My own heart”

Origin

Via Latin, from Ancient Greek πολύπτωτον (polúptōton), neuter of πολύπτωτος (polúptōtos, “having many cases”), from πολύς (polús, “many”) + πίπτω (píptō, “to fall”).

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