Repetition of the final words of a sentence or line at the beginning of the next

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"repetition of an initial word," 1580s, from Latin, from Greek anadiplosis , from anadiploesthai "to be doubled back, to be made double," from ana "back" (see ana- ) + diploun "to double, fold over" (see diploma ).

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Anadiplosis ( ; , anadíplōsis , "a doubling, folding up") is the repetition of the last word of a preceding clause. The word is used at the end of a sentence and then used again at the beginning of the next sentence.

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. repetition of the final words of a sentence or line at the beginning of the next [syn: reduplication ]

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context rhetoric English) A rhetorical device in which a word or phrase used at the end of a sentence or clause is repeated near the beginning of the next sentence or clause.

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Anadiplosis \An`a*di*plo"sis\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?; ? + ? to double, ?, ?, twofold, double.] (Rhet.) A repetition of the last word or any prominent word in a sentence or clause, at the beginning of the next, with an adjunct idea; as, ``He retained his virtues ...