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ploce

/ˈplɒsi/

ploce noun: a figure of speech in which a word is repeated so as not only to signify the individual thing denoted by it, but also its peculiar attribute or quality.

Noun

ploce (uncountable)

  1. (rhetoric) A figure of speech in which a word is repeated so as not only to signify the individual thing denoted by it, but also its peculiar attribute or quality.

Origin of ploce

From Latin plŏcē, from Ancient Greek πλοκή (plokḗ, “complication”).

Words that rhyme with ploce

Questions about ploce

What does ploce mean?
Ploce means a figure of speech in which a word is repeated so as not only to signify the individual thing denoted by it, but also its peculiar attribute or quality.
What part of speech is ploce?
Ploce is a noun.
How do you pronounce ploce?
Ploce is pronounced /ˈplɒsi/.

Words near ploce in the dictionary

  1. ploat
  2. ploated
  3. ploating
  4. ploats
  5. ploc
  6. ploce
  7. ploceid
  8. ploceids
  9. Ploch
  10. Plochs
  11. plocin

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