Polyptoton
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˌpɑ.ləpˈtoʊ.tɑn/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Polyptoton is a noun meaning (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.
Meaning
(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.
Example Sentences
A Polyptoton still the same word places, If sense require it, in two different cases.
Word Forms
- polyptota
- polyptotons
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include agnomination, ploce, symploce, palilogy, mesodiplosis, prosonomasia.
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