EPIZEUXES

Noun

epizeuxes

plural of epizeuxis

Source: Wiktionary


EPIZEUXIS

Ep`i*zeux"is, n. Etym: [L., fr. Gr. (Rhet.)

Definition: A figure by which a word is repeated with vehemence or emphasis, as in the following lines: - Alone, alone, all all alone, Alone on a wide wide sea. Coleridge.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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