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Quid pro quo
is always a great word to know.
So is symploce. Does it mean:
| personification of inanimate things; a figure of speech in which an imaginary, absent, or deceased person is represented as speaking or acting |
| the simultaneous use of anaphora and epistrophe |
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quid pro quo
1565, from L., lit. "something for something, one thing for another."
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Cultural Dictionary
quid pro quo [(kwid proh kwoh)]A fair exchange; the phrase is most frequently used in diplomacy: “The Chinese may make some concessions on trade, but they will no doubt demand a quid pro quo, so we must be prepared to make concessions too.” From Latin, meaning “something for something.”
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Idioms & Phrases
quid pro quo
An equal exchange or substitution, as in I think it should be quid pro quo
you mow the lawn and I'll take you to the movies. This Latin expression, meaning "something for something," has been used in English since the late 1500s.
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