epanodos
nounEtymology Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἐπάνοδος (epánodos), from ἐπ- (ep-) + ἀνα- (ana-) + ὁδός (hodós). By surface analysis, ep- + an- + -ode + Ancient Greek -ος (-os).
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Rhetoric The repetition of a sequence of words or phrases in reverse order.
- By Epanodos the same word moves its place, Takes first and last and also middle space.1835, L[arret] Langley, “[Rhetorical Turns.] Epanodos.”, in A Manual of the Figures of Rhetoric, […], Doncaster, South Yorkshire: […] C. White, […], →OCLC, page 83:
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Recapitulation of the main points in a discourse.