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epistrophe

e·pis·tro·phe [ i pístrəfee ]


noun 
Definition:
 
repetition for rhetorical effect: repetition of a word or phrase at the end of consecutive clauses or sentences for rhetorical effect

[Late 16th century. < Greek< epistrephein "turn around" < strephein "to turn"]
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