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noun
The repetition of a sequence of words or phrases in reverse order.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, rhetoric, uncountable
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noun
Recapitulation of the main points in a discourse.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
repetition of a group of words in reverse order
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: repetition
noun
recapitulation of the main ideas of a speech (especially in reverse order)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: recapitulation, recap, review
History
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἐπάνοδος (epánodos), from ἐπ- (ep-) + ἀνα- (ana-) + ὁδός (hodós). By surface analysis, ep- + an- + -ode + Ancient Greek -ος (-os).
