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epanodos

epanodos noun: the repetition of a sequence of words or phrases in reverse order.

Noun

epanodos (countable and uncountable, plural epanodoses)

  1. (rhetoric) The repetition of a sequence of words or phrases in reverse order.
    • By Epanodos the same word moves its place,
      Takes first and last and also middle space.1835, L[arret] Langley, “[Rhetorical Turns.] Epanodos.”, in A Manual of the Figures of Rhetoric, […], Doncaster, South Yorkshire: […] C. White, […], →OCLC, page 83
  2. Recapitulation of the main points in a discourse.

Forms of epanodos

pluralepanodoses

Origin of epanodos

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἐπάνοδος (epánodos), from ἐπ- (ep-) + ἀνα- (ana-) + ὁδός (hodós). By surface analysis, ep- + an- + -ode + Ancient Greek -ος (-os).

Questions about epanodos

What does epanodos mean?
Epanodos means the repetition of a sequence of words or phrases in reverse order.
What part of speech is epanodos?
Epanodos is a noun.
What is the plural of epanodos?
The plural of epanodos is epanodoses.

Words near epanodos in the dictionary

  1. epanaleptic
  2. epanaphora
  3. epanastrophe
  4. epandrial
  5. epandrium
  6. epanodos
  7. epanodoses
  8. epanolol
  9. epanorthoses
  10. epanorthosis
  11. epanutin

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