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polyptoton
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Polyptoton
(gcide) | Polyptoton \Pol`yp*to"ton\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ? having, or being
in, many cases; poly`s many + ? case.] (Rhet.)
A figure by which a word is repeated in different forms,
cases, numbers, genders, etc., as in Tennyson's line, -- "My
own heart's heart, and ownest own, farewell."
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polyptoton
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n 1: repetition of a word in a different case or inflection in
the same sentence; "My own heart's heart" |
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Polyptoton
(gcide) | Polyptoton \Pol`yp*to"ton\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ? having, or being
in, many cases; poly`s many + ? case.] (Rhet.)
A figure by which a word is repeated in different forms,
cases, numbers, genders, etc., as in Tennyson's line, -- "My
own heart's heart, and ownest own, farewell."
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