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symploce

symp·loce

UK/ˈsɪmploʊsi/ uncommon

noun

1.

repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning and another at the end of successive clauses, i.e., simultaneous use of anaphora and epistrophe

Origin

From Ancient Greek συμπλοκή (sumplokḗ, “interweaving”).

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