epistrophe
pronunciation
How to pronounce epistrophe in British English:
UK [ɪ'pɪstrəfɪ]
How to pronounce epistrophe in American English:
US [ɪ'pɪstrəfɪ]
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- Noun:
- repetition of the ends of two or more successive sentences, verses, etc.
Word Origin
- epistrophe (n.)
- 1640s, from Late Latin epistrophe, from Greek epistrophe "a turning about, twisting, a turning (of affairs), a moving up and down," from epi "upon" (see epi-) + strophe "a turning" (see strophe). In rhetoric, a figure in which successive phrases are followed by the same word of affirmation; also used in music. Related: Epistrophic.