repetition 3
noundomain: communication
Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]
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EnglishDefinition
the repeated use of the same word or word pattern as a rhetorical device
Hypernym
a use of language that creates a literary effect (but often without regard for literal significance)
EnglishDerivationally related form
repetitious 1
adjective
characterized by repetition
Hyponym
anadiplosis 1
noun
repetition of the final words of a sentence or line at the beginning of the next
epanalepsis 1
noun
repetition after intervening words
epanodos 2
noun
repetition of a group of words in reverse order
epiphora 1
noun
repetition of the ends of two or more successive sentences, verses, etc.
gemination 1
noun
the doubling of a word or phrase (as for rhetorical effect)
