epistrophe

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epistrophe

/ɪˈpɪstrəfi/

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Borrowed from Latin epistrophē, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek ἐπιστροφή (epistrophḗ).

noun epistrophes

countable, rhetoric, uncountable The repetition of the same word or words at the end of successive phrases, clauses or sentences. Epistrophe many sentences will close With the same word, in verse as well as prose.
Similar: epiphora, antistrophe · Opposite: anaphora
countable, uncountable An arrangement of chlorophyll grains on the outer surface of plant cells, as opposed to apostrophe (an arrangement at right angles to the surface). As is well known, chloroplast in the epistrophe position presents an oval or more or less circular form; in the apostrophe position a flattened and lenticular form.

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@misc{epistrophe_2026,
  title = {epistrophe},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/epistrophe},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}