"periodic sentence" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: periodic sentences [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} periodic sentence (plural periodic sentences)
  1. (rhetoric) A sentence whose main clause appears at its end. Tags: rhetoric Categories (topical): Rhetoric
    Sense id: en-periodic_sentence-en-noun-sH7DT9w- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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