homoioptoton

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ὁμοιóπτωτον (homoióptōton, “in a like case”).

Noun

homoioptoton (plural homoioptota)

1. (rhetoric, poetry) A rhetorical figure in which the several parts of a sentence end with the same case, or inflection generally.

References

• “homoioptoton”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.