epistrophe

noun /ɪˈpɪstrəfi/

1. The repetition of the same word or words at the end of successive phrases, clauses or sentences.

   countable, uncountable

   With the same word, in verse as well as prose.

   Epistrophe many sentences will close

2. An arrangement of chlorophyll grains on the outer surface of plant cells, as opposed to apostrophe (an arrangement at right angles to the surface).

   countable, uncountable

   As is well known, chloroplast in the epistrophe position presents an oval or more or less circular form; in the apostrophe position a flattened and lenticular form.

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Latin epistrophē, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek ἐπιστροφή (epistrophḗ).

Adapted from the Wiktionary entry epistrophe (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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