Repetition of the ends of two or more successive sentences, verses, etc.

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
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 ...

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Epistrophe \E*pis"tro*phe\, n. [L., from Gr. ? a turning toward, return, fr. ? to turn toward; 'epi` upon, to + ? to turn.] (Rhet.) A figure in which successive clauses end with the same word or affirmation; e. g., ``Are they Hebrews? so am I. Are ...

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Epistrophe (, "return") is the repetition of the same word or words at the end of successive phrases , clauses or sentences. It is also known as epiphora and occasionally as antistrophe. It is a figure of speech and the counterpart of anaphora . It is an ...

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context rhetoric English) The repetition of the same word or words at the end of successive phrases, clauses or sentences.

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. repetition of the ends of two or more successive sentences, verses, etc. [syn: epiphora ]