anadiplosis

Definition

A figure of speech in which a word or phrase used at the end of a clause or expression is repeated near the beginning of the next clause or expression.

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin anadiplōsis, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek ἀναδίπλωσις (anadíplōsis).

Example Sentences

• "Anadiplosis ends the former line With what the next does for its first design."