n.
Pronunciation: ˌ a-n ə -d ə - ' pl ō -s ə s, ˌ a-n ə -( ˌ )d ī - ' pl ō -
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -plo · ses \ - ˌ s ē z \
Etymology: Late Latin, from Greek anadipl ō sis, literally, repetition, from anadiploun to double, from ana- + diploun to double ― more at DIPLOMA
Date: circa 1550
: repetition of a prominent and usually the last word in one phrase or clause at the beginning of the next (as in “ rely on his honorhonor such as his? ” )