Definition of polyptoton in English:

polyptoton

noun ˌpɒlɪpˈtəʊtɒn

Rhetoric

A rhetorical figure involving the repetition of a word in different cases or inflections within the same sentence.

Origin

Old English; earliest use found in Byrhtferð of Ramsey (fl. c986–c1016), Benedictine monk and scholar. From post-classical Latin polyptoton from Hellenistic Greek πολύπτωτον, use as noun of neuter of πολύπτωτος, adjective.

Definition of polyptoton in US English:

polyptoton

nounˌpɒlɪpˈtəʊtɒn

Rhetoric

A rhetorical figure involving the repetition of a word in different cases or inflections within the same sentence.

Origin

Old English; earliest use found in Byrhtferð of Ramsey (fl. c986–c1016), Benedictine monk and scholar. From post-classical Latin polyptoton from Hellenistic Greek πολύπτωτον, use as noun of neuter of πολύπτωτος, adjective.

单词	polyptoton
释义	Definition of polyptoton in English: polyptoton noun ˌpɒlɪpˈtəʊtɒn Rhetoric A rhetorical figure involving the repetition of a word in different cases or inflections within the same sentence. Origin Old English; earliest use found in Byrhtferð of Ramsey (fl. c986–c1016), Benedictine monk and scholar. From post-classical Latin polyptoton from Hellenistic Greek πολύπτωτον, use as noun of neuter of πολύπτωτος, adjective. Definition of polyptoton in US English: polyptoton nounˌpɒlɪpˈtəʊtɒn Rhetoric A rhetorical figure involving the repetition of a word in different cases or inflections within the same sentence. Origin Old English; earliest use found in Byrhtferð of Ramsey (fl. c986–c1016), Benedictine monk and scholar. From post-classical Latin polyptoton from Hellenistic Greek πολύπτωτον, use as noun of neuter of πολύπτωτος, adjective.
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