symploce Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning and another at the end of successive clauses, i.e., simultaneous use of anaphora and epistrophe
WordNet
Sym"plo*ce noun
Etymology
L., fr. Gr. an interweaving, fr. to twine together; + to twine.Definitions
(Rhet.) The repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning and another at the end of successive clauses; as, Justice came down from heaven to view the earth; Justice returned to heaven, and left the earth.
