epanodos

[ih-pan-uh-dos]

e·pan·o·dos

[ih-pan-uh-dos]
noun Rhetoric.
1.
the repetition of a group of words in reverse order.
2.
the recapitulation of the main ideas of a speech, especially in the reverse order.
3.
the resumption of the main thread of a speech after a digression.

Origin:
1580–90; < Greek epánodos recapitulation, rising, return, equivalent to ep- ep- + an(a)- ana- + (h)odós way, road, path
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Epanodos is always a great word to know.
So is lollapalooza. Does it mean:
an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
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epanodos

noun
1. recapitulation of the main ideas of a speech (especially in reverse order) 
2. repetition of a group of words in reverse order 
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