About The Word Polyptoton
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Polyptoton
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What's The Definition Of Polyptoton?
[n] repetition of a word in a different case or inflection in the same sentence; "My own heart's heart"
Synonyms | Synonyms for Polyptoton: Related Terms | Find terms related to Polyptoton: See Also | repetition Polyptoton In Webster's Dictionary \Pol`yp*to"ton\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ? having, or being
in, many cases; poly`s many + ? case.] (Rhet.)
A figure by which a word is repeated in different forms,
cases, numbers, genders, etc., as in Tennyson's line, -- ``My
own heart's heart, and ownest own, farewell.''
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