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EPANODOS

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Repetition of a group of words in reverse order

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("epanodos" is a kind of...):

repetition (the repeated use of the same word or word pattern as a rhetorical device)

Domain category:

rhetoric (study of the technique and rules for using language effectively (especially in public speaking))

Sense 2

Meaning:

Recapitulation of the main ideas of a speech (especially in reverse order)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("epanodos" is a kind of...):

recap; recapitulation; review (a summary at the end that repeats the substance of a longer discussion)

Domain category:

rhetoric (study of the technique and rules for using language effectively (especially in public speaking))

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