an|a|di|plo|sis

an|a|di|plo|sis
an|a|di|plo|sis «AN uh duh PLOH sihs», noun.
Rhetoric. repetition in the first part of one clause of a prominent word in the latter part of the preceding clause. Example: In anticipation he feared death, death that found him unafraid, however.
╂[< Late Latin anadiplōsis < Greek anadíplōsis < ana- back + díplōsis a doubling]

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  • di|plo|sis — «duh PLOH sihs», noun. Biology. a doubling of the number of chromosomes, occurring when two haploid sets fuse during the union of germ cells. ╂[< Greek díplōsis a doubling] …   Useful english dictionary

  • plo — am·plo·some; an·a·di·plo·sis; ap·plo·sion; di·plo·dia; di·plo·ic; di·plo·ma·cy; di·plo·ma·tist; di·plo·ma·tize; di·plo·pia; di·plo·sis; ep·i·plo·ic; eu·plo·tes; ex·plo·ra·tion; ex·plo·ra·tion·al; ex·plo·si·bil·i·ty; ex·plo·si·ble;… …   English syllables

  • anadiplosis — an·a·di·plo·sis …   English syllables

  • anadiplosis — an•a•di•plo•sis [[t]ˌæn ə dɪˈploʊ sɪs[/t]] n. pl. plo•ses [[t] ˈploʊ siz[/t]] rht repetition of the last word or words of one clause at the beginning of the next clause, as in “To die, to sleep; to sleep!” • Etymology: 1580–90; < L < Gk,… …   From formal English to slang

  • a — acar·a·pis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·na; ac·a·ri·nar·i·um; ac·a·rine; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; ac·a·ri·no·sis; ac·a·ro·ce·cid·i·um; ac·a·roid; ac·a·rol·o·gist; ac·a·rol·o·gy; ac·a·ro·pho·bia; ac·a·rus; acat·a·lep·sy; acat·a·lex·is;… …   English syllables

  • AN — AN; an·a·bae·na; an·a·ban·tid; an·a·bap·tism; an·a·bap·tize; an·a·bas; an·a·bat·ic; an·a·be·ro·ga; an·a·bib·a·zon; an·a·blep·id; an·a·bleps; an·a·bo·hit·site; an·a·bol·ic; an·a·branch; an·a·can·thine; an·acan·thi·ni; an·a·car·di·a·ce·ae;… …   English syllables

  • Anadiplose —   [griechisch »Verdoppelung«] die, / n, Stilistik: Wiederholung des letzten Wortes eines Satzes oder Verses, eine Form der Epanalepse (z. B. »Fern im Süd das schöne Spanien, Spanien ist mein Heimatland«; E. Geibel). * * * Ana|di|plo|se,… …   Universal-Lexikon

  • Anadiplosis — Ana|di|plo|se, Ana|di|plo|sis, die; , ...osen [spätlat. anadiplosis < griech. anadíplōsis] (Rhet., Stilk.): Wiederholung des letzten Wortes od. der letzten Wortgruppe eines Verses od. Satzes am Anfang des folgenden Verses od. Satzes (z. B.… …   Universal-Lexikon

  • Anadiplose — Ana|di|plo|se* . Ana|di|plo|sis die; , ...osen <aus gr. anadíplosis »Verdoppelung«> Wiederholung des letzten Wortes od. der letzten Wortgruppe eines Verses od. Satzes am Anfang des folgenden Verses od. Satzes zur semantischen od.… …   Das große Fremdwörterbuch

  • diplosis — [di plō′sis, dīplō′sis] n. [ModL < Gr diplōsis, a doubling] doubling of the number of chromosomes through the fusion of two haploid sets in the union of gametes, resulting in the formation of the somatic chromosome number …   English World dictionary

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