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Definitions for anadiplosis
ˌæn ə dɪˈploʊ sɪs; -ˈploʊ sizanadiplo·sis

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. anadiplosis, reduplicationnoun

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

Wiktionary

  1. anadiplosisnoun

    A rhetorical device in which a word or phrase used at the end of a sentence or clause is repeated near the beginning of the next sentence or clause.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. ANADIPLOSISnoun

    Reduplication; a figure in rhetorick, in which the last word of a foregoing member of a period becomes the first of the following; as, he retained his virtues amidst all his misfortunes, misfortunes which only his virtue brought upon him.

    Etymology: ἀναδιϖλωζις.

Wikipedia

  1. Anadiplosis

    Anadiplosis ( AN-ə-di-PLOH-sis; Greek: ἀναδίπλωσις, anadíplōsis, "a doubling, folding up") is the repetition of the last word of a preceding clause. The word is used at the end of a sentence and then used again at the beginning of the next sentence.

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  1. anadiplosis

    Anadiplosis is a rhetorical device in which a word or phrase at the end of a sentence or clause is repeated at the beginning of the next sentence or clause. This technique is used to bring emphasis, clarity, or emotional impact to the repeated words or ideas.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Anadiplosisnoun

    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 prevent."

  2. Etymology: [L., fr. Gr. ; + to double, , , twofold, double.]

Wikidata

  1. Anadiplosis

    Anadiplosis is the repetition of the last word of a preceding clause. The word is used at the end of a sentence and then used again at the beginning of the next sentence.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of anadiplosis in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of anadiplosis in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2


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