"epistrophe" meaning in Latin

See epistrophe in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [ɛˈpɪs.trɔ.pʰeː] [Classical-Latin], [eˈpis.tro.fe] (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
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  ],
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}

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