polyptoton
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Etymology [edit]
Via Latin, from Ancient Greek πολύπτωτον (poluptōton), neuter of πολύπτωτος (poluptōtos, “having many cases”), from πολύς (polus, “many”) + πίπτω (piptō, “I fall”).
Pronunciation [edit]
Noun [edit]
polyptoton (plural polyptota or polyptotons)
- (rhetoric) A stylistic scheme in which words from the same root are used together, or a word is repeated in a different inflection or case.
Usage notes [edit]
An example of polyptoton appears in the following quote with variation on the word feed:
- c1595, William Shakespeare, s:Richard II, act II, scene i,
- With eager feeding food doth choke the feeder.
Hypernyms [edit]
- (rhetoric): ploce
Translations [edit]
stylistic scheme
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