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polyptoton

/ˌpɒl.ɪpˈtəʊ.tɒn/

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noun

C2formalcommonart/ˌpɒl.ɪpˈtəʊ.tɒn/

A rhetorical device involving the repetition of a word in a different case, inflection, or grammatical form within the same sentence.

  • 🇷🇺Риторический приём, заключающийся в повторении одного и того же слова в разных падежах, формах словоизменения или грамматических формах в пределах одного предложения.
  1. Rhetorical device C2 formal

    A figure of speech where a word is repeated in a different grammatical form or case within the same sentence or passage.

    • The phrase 'I dreamed a dream' is a classic example of polyptoton.
    • In 'Love is not love which alters when it alteration finds,' Shakespeare uses polyptoton.
    • The repetition of 'run' in 'He who runs may run again' demonstrates polyptoton.

    🇷🇺Риторический приём

    Synonyms: paregmenon

  • polyptotons plural form
  • polyptotons' possessive plural form
  • polyptoton's possessive singular form