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anadiplosis

an·a·di·plo·sis [ ànnədə plṓsiss ] (plural an·a·di·plo·ses [ ànnədə plṓ seez ])


noun 
Definition:
 
repetition for effect: the rhetorical repetition of the last word or words of one phrase or sentence at the beginning of the next. The sentence "He was tormented by fears - fears that were soon to be realized" uses anadiplosis.

[Late 16th century. < Latin< Greek anadiploein "double back" < diploein "to double"]
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