homoioptoton
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ὁμοιóπτωτον (homoióptōton, “in a like case”).
Noun
homoioptoton (plural homoioptota)
- (rhetoric, poetry) A rhetorical figure in which the several parts of a sentence end with the same case, or inflection generally.
References
- “homoioptoton”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.