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epizeuxis

noun
ep·​i·​zeux·​is | \ ˌepəˈzüksə̇s\
plural -es

Definition of epizeuxis

Greek and Latin prosody
: the joining of two successive ionics a minore so that the syllables that come together exchange quantities (as when ˘˘––|˘˘–– becomes ˘˘–˘|–˘––)

History and Etymology for epizeuxis

Late Latin, from Greek, literally, act of fastening together, from epizeugnynai to fasten together (from epi- + zeugnynai to join, yoke) + -sis

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