epizeuxis

noun

ep·​i·​zeux·​is

ˌepəˈzüksə̇s

plural -es

1

Greek and Latin prosody : the joining of two successive ionics a minore so that the syllables that come together exchange quantities (as when ˘˘––|˘˘–– becomes ˘˘–˘|–˘––)

2

: the immediate repetition of a word or phrase for rhetorical or poetic effect (as in "the children squealed with glee, with glee")

Word History

Etymology

Late Latin, from Greek, literally, act of fastening together, from epizeugnynai to fasten together (from epi- + zeugnynai to join, yoke) + -sis

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