epanodos

[ih-pan-uh-dos]

noun

Rhetoric.

1. the repetition of a group of words in reverse order.

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

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of epanodos¹

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

Example Sentences

Epanodos, e-pan′ō-dos, n. recapitulation of the chief points in a discourse.

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