English dictionary
symploce
/'s/I/mpl/oU/s/i/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning and another at the end of successive clauses, i.e., simultaneous use of anaphora and epistrophe
Source: WordNet 3.0
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The repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning and another at the end of successive clauses; as, <i>Justice</i> came down from heaven to view <i>the earth</i>; <i>Justice</i> returned to heaven, and left <i>the earth</i>.
Source: webster1913