"mesodiplosis" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} mesodiplosis (uncountable)
  1. (rhetoric) The repetition of terms within successive sentences Tags: rhetoric, uncountable Categories (topical): Rhetoric
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