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Meaning of EPIPHORA

Pronunciation:  i'pifuru

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  repetition of the ends of two or more successive sentences, verses, etc.
 
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 Synonyms: epistrophe
 
 See Also: repetition

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\E*piph"o*ra\, n. [L., fr. Gr. 'epifora`, fr.
'epife`rein to bring to or upon; 'epi` + fe`rein to bring.]
1. (Med.) The watery eye; a disease in which the tears
   accumulate in the eye, and trickle over the cheek.
2. (Rhet.) The emphatic repetition of a word or phrase, at
   the end of several sentences or stanzas.
 

 

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