epanalepsis

English

Examples
  • Bible, 1 Corinthians 11:18-20: "For first of all, when you come together as a church, I hear that there are divisions among you, and in part I believe it. For there must also be factions among you, that those who are approved may be recognized among you. Therefore when you come together in one place, it is not to eat the Lord's Supper."

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἐπανάληψις (epanálēpsis).

Noun

epanalepsis (uncountable)

  1. (rhetoric) The repetition of the same word or clause after intervening matter.
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Spanish

Noun

epanalepsis f (uncountable)

  1. epanalepsis

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