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ploce

[ ploh-see ]

noun

, Rhetoric.
  1. the repetition of a word or phrase to gain special emphasis or to indicate an extension of meaning, as in Exodus 3:14: “I am that I am.”


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Word History and Origins

Origin of ploce1

First recorded in 1580–90; earlier ploche, from Late Latin plocē, from Greek plokḗ “plaiting,” akin to plékein “to plait”

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