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symploce

[ sim-ploh-see ]
/ ˈsɪm ploʊ si /
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noun Rhetoric.
the simultaneous use of anaphora and epistrophe.
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Origin of symploce

1570–80; <New Latin symplocē<Greek symplokḗ intertwining, combination, equivalent to sym-sym- + plokḗ, noun derivative of plékein to plait, twine; akin to Latin plectere (see -plex)

Words nearby symploce

symphony orchestra, symphysial, symphysis, symplast, Symplegades, symploce, sympodium, symposiac, symposiarch, symposiast, symposium
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