epanodos

[ ih-pan-uh-dos ]

/ ɪˈpæn əˌdɒs /

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noun Rhetoric.

the repetition of a group of words in reverse order.

the recapitulation of the main ideas of a speech, especially in the reverse order.

the resumption of the main thread of a speech after a digression.

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His boss, whom he admires, is waiting to meet with him about the big project.

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Origin of epanodos

1580–90; <Greek epánodos recapitulation, rising, return, equivalent to ep-ep- + an(a)- ana- + (h)odós way, road, path

Words nearby epanodos

epact, epagoge, Epaminondas, epanalepsis, epanaphora, epanodos, epanorthosis, eparch, eparchy, e-passport, épatant