Anadiplosis

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Anadiplosis \An`a*di*plo"sis\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?; ? + ? to
     double, ?, ?, twofold, double.] (Rhet.)
     A repetition of the last word or any prominent word in a
     sentence or clause, at the beginning of the next, with an
     adjunct idea; as, "He retained his virtues amidst all his
     misfortunes -- misfortunes which no prudence could foresee or


     prevent."
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  anadiplosis
       n : repetition of the final words of a sentence or line at the
           beginning of the next [syn: {reduplication}]