Epistrophe Definition

ə-pĭstrə-fē
noun
The deliberate repetition of a word or phrase at the end of several successive verses, clauses, or paragraphs, as.
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Noun

Singular:
epistrophe
Plural:
epistrophes

Origin of Epistrophe

  • Greek epistrophē a turning about epi- epi- strophē a turning strophe

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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