/i pan"euh dos'/ , n. Rhet.
1. the repetition of a group of words in reverse order.
2. the recapitulation of the main ideas of a speech, esp. in the reverse order.
3. the resumption of the main thread of a speech after a digression.
[ 1580-90; epánodos recapitulation, rising, return, equiv. to ep- EP- + an ( a )- ANA- + ( h ) odós way, road, path ]