antanaclasis
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Etymology [edit]
From Ancient Greek ἀντανάκλασις (antanaklasis, “reflection, bending back”), ἀντί (anti, “against”) + ἀνά (ana, “up”) + κλάσις (klasis, “breaking”).
Noun [edit]
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We must, indeed, all hang together or, most assuredly, we shall all hang separately. |
antanaclasis
- (rhetoric) The repeated use of the same word or phrase, but with a different meaning each time; a kind of pun.
