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Epiploce
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What's The Definition Of Epiploce?Synonyms | Synonyms for Epiploce: Related Terms | Find terms related to Epiploce: See Also | Epiploce In Webster's Dictionary \E*pip"lo*ce\, n. [L., connection, from Gr. ? a
plaiting together, fr. ? to plait or braid in; 'epi` upon + ?
to twist, plait.] (Rhet.)
A figure by which one striking circumstance is added, in due
gradation, to another; climax; e. g., ``He not only spared
his enemies, but continued them in employment; not only
continued, but advanced them.'' --Johnson.
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