MEANING
Repetition of a word or phrase at the ends of successive clauses or units.
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Words that belong together
- rhetorical epistrophe
- an insistent epistrophe
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‘We wanted proof; they wanted proof; everyone wanted proof’ formed an epistrophe.
Her epistrophe made each accusation return to the same unanswered demand.
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Usage notes
Primary category: literary. Forms: Singular epistrophe; plural epistrophes. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.
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