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epistrophe

[ih-pis-truh-fee]

noun

  1. Also called epiphora.Rhetoric.the repetition of a word or words at the end of two or more successive verses, clauses, or sentences, as in “I should do Brutus wrong, and Cassius wrong. …”

  2. Philosophy.(inNeoplatonism ) the realization by an intellect of its remoteness from the One.

epistrophe

/ ɪˈɪٰəɪ /

noun

  1. rhetoric repetition of a word at the end of successive clauses or sentences

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of epistrophe1

First recorded in 1640–50; from New Latin, from Greek 辱ٰDZḗ; epi-, strophe
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Word History and Origins

Origin of epistrophe1

C17: New Latin, from Greek, from epi- + ٰDZŧ a turning
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Example Sentences

Examples have not been reviewed.

And he comes closest to successfully Iyerizing an old piece of music on a version of Monk’s “Epistrophe,” on which he builds the song’s moving harmony into his flow without breaking pace.

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