EPANODOS

epanodos

(noun) repetition of a group of words in reverse order

epanodos

(noun) recapitulation of the main ideas of a speech (especially in reverse order)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

epanodos (countable and uncountable, plural epanodoses)

(rhetoric) The repetition of a sequence of words or phrases in reverse order.

Recapitulation of the main points in a discourse.

Source: Wiktionary


E*pan"o*dos, n. Etym: [L., fr. Gr. (Rhet.)

Definition: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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