homeoteleuton
[ hoh-mee-oh-tel-yuh-ton ]
/ ˌhoʊ mi oʊˈtɛl yəˌtɒn /
noun Rhetoric.
a series of words with the same or similar endings.
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Origin of homeoteleuton
1580–90; <Greek, noun use of neuter of homoiotéleutos ending alike, equivalent to homoio-homeo- + -teleutos, adj. derivative of teleutḗ end, close
Words nearby homeoteleuton
homeopathic, homeopathist, homeopathy, homeoplasia, homeostasis, homeoteleuton, homeotherapy, homeotherm, homeothermal, homeothermic, homeotic gene
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Example sentences from the Web for homeoteleuton
The correct form is homeoteleuton (in this books spelling, probably homioteleuton).
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