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Polyptoton Moderate

Origin: Greek prefix poly-

Polyptoton has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

repetition of a word in a different case or inflection in the same sentence

"My own heart's heart"

2

A stylistic scheme in which words from the same root are used together, or a word is repeated in a different inflection or case.

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Broader Terms (hypernyms)
repetition
Rhyming Words
ton eton ston niton piton anton riton luton jeton myton eaton seton axton upton eston orton auton moton baton acton
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