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an-uh-dih-PLOH-sis · noun

anadiplosis

A rhetorical figure in which the last word of one phrase or clause begins the next.

Where the word comes from

From Greek anadiplōsis, “doubling” or “folding back.”

In a sentence

““Hope inspires action; action creates change” uses anadiplosis.”

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Merriam-Webster dictionary entry for anadiplosis