Crossword clues for ploce
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Ploce \Plo"ce\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ? complication, fr. ? to
entwine.] (Rhet.)
A figure in which a word is separated or repeated by way of
emphasis, so as not only to signify the individual thing
denoted by it, but also its peculiar attribute or quality;
as, ``His wife's a wife indeed.''
--Bailey.
Wiktionary
n. (context rhetoric English) A figure of speech in which a word is repeated so as not only to signify the individual thing denoted by it, but also its peculiar attribute or quality.
WordNet
n. (rhetoric) repetition to gain special emphasis or extend meaning
Wikipedia
Ploče (; ) is a town and a notable seaport in the Dubrovnik-Neretva County of Croatia.
Ploce may refer to:
- Ploce (figure of speech)
- Ploče, a city in Croatia
A ploce is a figure of speech in which a word is separated or repeated by way of emphasis; the repetition of a word functions as a different part of speech or in different contexts.
Usage examples of "ploce".
The garrison that guard such port installations as they have at Ploce are not first-line troops.
I can have him detained in Ploce for disobedience of orders and suspicion of trying to communicate with the enemy.
She can come along with us, hang around Ploce or join him in, as you say, durance vile.
No sooner had they jumped through the open hatchway and hit the water than the helicopter ascended and wheeled away over Ploce Beach towards the airport.