"homoioptoton" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: homoioptota [plural]
Etymology: From Ancient Greek ὁμοιóπτωτον (homoióptōton, “in a like case”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|grc|ὁμοιóπτωτον|t=in a like case}} Ancient Greek ὁμοιóπτωτον (homoióptōton, “in a like case”) Head templates: {{en-noun|homoioptota}} homoioptoton (plural homoioptota)
  1. (rhetoric, poetry) A rhetorical figure in which the several parts of a sentence end with the same case, or inflection generally. Tags: rhetoric Categories (topical): Poetry, Rhetoric
    Sense id: en-homoioptoton-en-noun-0d1-Lnsl Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: communications, journalism, literature, media, poetry, publishing, writing

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