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epanalepsis
ep·an·a·lep·sis [ èppənə lépsiss ] (plural ep·an·a·lep·ses [ èppənə lép sz ])


noun 
Definition:
 
repeated figure of speech: a phrase or set of words repeated later on in a speech or text as a rhetorical device
[Late 16th century. < Greek, "repetition" < epana- "again" + lēpsis "taking"]

ep·an·a·lep·tic adjective
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