2 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Epanodos \E*pan"o*dos\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ? a rising, return; 'epi` + ? a way up, rising; ? up + ? way.] (Rhet.) A figure of speech in which the parts of a sentence or clause are repeated in inverse order, as in the following: [1913 Webster] O more exceeding love, or law more just? Just law, indeed, but more exceeding love! --Milton. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: epanodos n : repetition or recapitulation in reverse order
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