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adj
Having each successive word longer by a letter or syllable.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: rhetoric
Topics: communications, journalism, literature, media, poetry, publishing, writing
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noun
A rhopalic poem.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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History
From Latin rhopalicus, from Ancient Greek ῥόπαλον (rhópalon, “club, bat”).
Across languages
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