Epistrophe

One concept. Four tiers of command. Which do you speak?

Category: Communication

Foundational Lexiconrepeated ending
Executive Parlanceclosing repetition
Scholarly Discourseterminal iteration
Babel ZenithEpistrophe
Origin: Greek/Rhetoric
Pronunciation: /ɪˈpɪstrəfi/

Etymology & Meaning

Repetition of a word at the end of successive clauses.

In the Boardroom

Government of the people, by the people, for the people.

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