PLOCE

ploce

(noun) (rhetoric) repetition to gain special emphasis or extend meaning

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Plo"ce, n. Etym: [L., fr. Gr. (Rhet.)

Definition: A figure in which a word is separated or repeated by way of emphasis, so as not only to signify the individual thing denoted by it, but also its peculiar attribute or quality; as, "His wife's a wife indeed." Bailey.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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