2 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Symploce \Sym"plo*ce\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ? an interweaving, fr. ? to twine together; ? + ? to twine.] (Rhet.) The repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning and another at the end of successive clauses; as, Justice came down from heaven to view the earth; Justice returned to heaven, and left the earth. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: symploce n : repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning and another at the end of successive clauses, i.e., simultaneous use of anaphora and epistrophe
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