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homoioptoton

homoioptoton noun: a rhetorical figure in which the several parts of a sentence end with the same case, or inflection generally.

Noun

homoioptoton (plural homoioptota)

  1. (rhetoric) A rhetorical figure in which the several parts of a sentence end with the same case, or inflection generally.

Forms of homoioptoton

pluralhomoioptota
alternative formhomoeoptoton

Origin of homoioptoton

From Ancient Greek ὁμοιóπτωτον (homoióptōton, “in a like case”).

Questions about homoioptoton

What does homoioptoton mean?
Homoioptoton means a rhetorical figure in which the several parts of a sentence end with the same case, or inflection generally.
What part of speech is homoioptoton?
Homoioptoton is a noun.
What is the plural of homoioptoton?
The plural of homoioptoton is homoioptota.

Words near homoioptoton in the dictionary

  1. homoionic
  2. homoiophone
  3. homoiophones
  4. homoiophony
  5. homoioptota
  6. homoioptoton
  7. homoiosis
  8. homoiostele
  9. homoiosteles
  10. homoioteleuta
  11. homoioteleuton

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