Definition of polyptoton Polyptoton
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What does polyptoton mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: polyptotons |
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| polyptoton - repetition of a word in a different case or inflection in the same sentence; "My own heart's heart" |
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Wiktionary 
- polyptoton (Noun)
A stylistic scheme in which words from the same root are used together, or a word is repeated in a different inflection or case.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- polyptoton (n.)
A figure by which a word is repeated in different forms, cases, numbers, genders, etc., as in Tennyson's line, -- "My own heart's heart, and ownest own, farewell."
Part of speech
🔤- polyptoton, noun, singular of polyptotons / polyptota.
