epanodos Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun recapitulation of the main ideas of a speech (especially in reverse order)
  2. noun repetition of a group of words in reverse order

WordNet

E*pan"o*dos noun
Etymology
L., fr. Gr. a rising, return; + a way up, rising; up + way.
Definitions
  1. (Rhet.) A figure of speech in which the parts of a sentence or clause are repeated in inverse order, as in the following: --
    O more exceeding love, or law more just? Just law, indeed, but more exceeding love! Milton.

Webster 1913