"epistrophe" meaning in All languages combined

See epistrophe on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: epistrophes [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin epistrophē, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek ἐπιστροφή (epistrophḗ). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|epistrophē}} Latin epistrophē, {{der|en|grc|ἐπιστροφή}} Ancient Greek ἐπιστροφή (epistrophḗ) Head templates: {{en-noun}} epistrophe (plural epistrophes)
  1. (rhetoric) The repetition of the same word or words at the end of successive phrases, clauses or sentences. Tags: rhetoric Categories (topical): Rhetoric Synonyms: epiphora, antistrophe
    Sense id: en-epistrophe-en-noun-8r1JaRia Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries

Noun [Latin]

IPA: /eˈpis.tro.pʰeː/ [Classical-Latin], [ɛˈpɪs̠t̪rɔpʰeː] [Classical-Latin], /eˈpis.tro.fe/ (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical), [eˈpist̪rofe] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἐπιστροφή (epistrophḗ). Etymology templates: {{bor|la|grc|ἐπιστροφή}} Ancient Greek ἐπιστροφή (epistrophḗ) Head templates: {{la-noun|epistrophē<1>}} epistrophē f (genitive epistrophēs); first declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|epistrophē<1>}} Forms: epistrophē [canonical, feminine], epistrophēs [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], epistrophē [nominative, singular], epistrophae [nominative, plural], epistrophēs [genitive, singular], epistrophārum [genitive, plural], epistrophae [dative, singular], epistrophīs [dative, plural], epistrophēn [accusative, singular], epistrophās [accusative, plural], epistrophē [ablative, singular], epistrophīs [ablative, plural], epistrophē [singular, vocative], epistrophae [plural, vocative]
  1. (rhetoric) a returning Tags: declension-1, rhetoric Categories (topical): Rhetoric

Inflected forms

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      "source": "declension",
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      "source": "declension",
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      "form": "epistrophē",
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      "ipa": "/eˈpis.tro.fe/",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    },
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      "ipa": "[eˈpist̪rofe]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
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        "(rhetoric) The repetition of the same word or words at the end of successive phrases, clauses or sentences."
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        "genitive",
        "singular"
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      "form": "epistrophārum",
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        "genitive",
        "plural"
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    },
    {
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        "singular"
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "epistrophēn",
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      ]
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      "form": "epistrophās",
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      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
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    {
      "form": "epistrophē",
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      "tags": [
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      "form": "epistrophīs",
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        "Classical-Latin"
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    }
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}

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