ploce

English

/ˈplɒsi/

noun
Definitions
  • (rhetoric) A figure of speech in which a word is repeated so as not only to signify the individual thing denoted by it, but also its peculiar attribute or quality.

Etymology

Derived from Latin plŏcē, ploce derived from Ancient Greek πλοκή (complication).

Origin

Ancient Greek

πλοκή

Gloss

complication

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