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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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SINGSONG
(verb) move as if accompanied by a singsong; “The porters singsonged the travellers’ luggage up the mountain”
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