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Meaning of "symploce" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SYMPLOCE

symploce  [ˈsɪmˌpləʊsɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SYMPLOCE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Symploce is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SYMPLOCE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Symploce

In rhetoric, symploce is a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is used successively at the beginning of two or more clauses or sentences and another word or phrase with a similar wording is used successively at the end of them. It is the combination of anaphora and epistrophe. It derives from the Greek word, meaning "interweaving".

Definition of symploce in the English dictionary

The definition of symploce in the dictionary is word or phrase repetition in two or more successive clauses.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SYMPLOCE


Firdausi
fɪəˈdaʊsɪ
housey
ˈhaʊsɪ
Jozi
ˈdʒəʊsɪ
Losey
ˈləʊsɪ
mousey
ˈmaʊsɪ
mousie
ˈmaʊsɪ
mousy
ˈmaʊsɪ
perdendosi
ˌpɛədɛnˈdəʊsɪ
pussy
ˈpʊsɪ
wuss
ˈwʊsɪ
wussy
ˈwʊsɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SYMPLOCE

symphyseotomy
symphyses
symphysial
symphysiotomy
symphysis
symphystic
symphytic
sympiesometer
symplast
symplastic
sympodia
sympodial
sympodially
sympodium
symposia
symposiac
symposial
symposiarch
symposiast
symposium

WORDS THAT END LIKE SYMPLOCE

ace
advance
advice
Alice
appearance
assistance
at a price
at any price
at your convenience
audience
balance
chance
chief of police
Croce
dooce
mezza voce
piece
sotto voce
veloce
viva voce

Synonyms and antonyms of symploce in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «symploce» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SYMPLOCE

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The translations of symploce from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «symploce» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

symploce
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

symploce
570 millions of speakers

English

symploce
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

symploce
380 millions of speakers
ar

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symploce
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

symploce
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

symploce
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

symploce
260 millions of speakers

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symploce
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Symploce
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

symploce
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

symploce
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

symploce
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Symploce
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

symploce
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

symploce
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सिम्प्लोस
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

symploce
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

symploce
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

symploce
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

symploce
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

symploce
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

symploce
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

symploce
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

symploce
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

symploce
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of symploce

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SYMPLOCE»

The term «symploce» is used very little and occupies the 191.730 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SYMPLOCE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about symploce

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SYMPLOCE»

Discover the use of symploce in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to symploce and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Encyclopedia of Rhetoric and Composition: Communication from ...
See also BURKE, KENNETH; DRAMATISM Symploce "Intertwining"; the repetition of one word or phrase from the beginning of successive clauses, sentences, or passages at their end. Paul was using symploce in writing "Are they Hehrews?
Theresa Enos, 1996
2
Studies on Malayan Blattidae
... reversa (Walker) x o Symploce radicifera (Hanitsch) x x Symploce larvata ( Hanitsch) o x Symploce cavernicola (Shelford) x x Symploce sundaica Hebard o x Symploce javana Hebard o o Symploce excavata (Shelford) o o Symploce falcifera ...
C. F. A. Bruijning, 1948
3
Musica Poetica: Musical-Rhetorical Figures in German Baroque ...
COMMISSURA: see TRANSITUS COMPLEXIO, COMPLEXUS, SYMPLOCE: a musical passage which repeats its opening phrase at its conclusion. The first musical reference to this figure appears in a rhetorical text without specifying a distinct ...
Dietrich Bartel
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A Dictionary of Literary Devices: Gradus, A-Z
Symploce the other hand, if used as a sign, namely, if it is considered as referring to c, the first letter in contains, we have the opposite meaning. R2: Two types of icon are frequently distinguished. The first forms a message and replaces a ...
Bernard Marie Dupriez, Albert W. Halsall, 1991
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Farnsworth's Classical English Rhetoric
Symploce (most often pronounced sim-plo-see,though respectable sources don't always agree,and the more sensible pronunciation as a matter of etymology is sim-plo- kee) combines anaphora and epistrophe: words are repeated at the start  ...
Ward Farnsworth, 2011
6
Figuring Jesus: The Power of Rhetorical Figures of Speech in ...
Another set of fijigures that Luke uses to make Jesus' message of role reversal powerful and memorable is that of anaphora, antistrophe, and symploce. All three of these fijigures involve the repetition of certain words, either at the beginning of  ...
Keith A. Reich, 2011
7
The Impact: The Art of Communicating Eloquently
Symploce is the simultaneous repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning and another at the end of successive clauses, lines or sentences. It is the combination of epistrophe and anaphora. Examples • "Let us let our own children know that ...
Anshuman Sharma, 2014
8
Entomologica Scandinavica: Supplement
During my study of Blattella which involved examining large collections from various museums, I was able to determine some new synonymies and combinations, particularly in the genera Symploce and Episymploce. My conclusions are ...
‎1983
9
English Rhetoric
(George B. Shaw) Symploce , with the repetition of individual words accompanied by some degree of repetition of syntactical structure , is in most cases employed to achieve emphasis ; on the other hand , symploce also serves as sentence or ...
Xiuguo Zhang, 2005
10
Dictionary of Poetic Terms
355 symploce symbolic reflection (See Inner Reflections) the action of a Symbol reflecting action in real life. symbolism the use of symbols to express either public or private values. In a Symbolic Narrative, such as the Parable and the Allegory, ...
Jack Elliott Myers, Don C. Wukasch, 2003

5 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SYMPLOCE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term symploce is used in the context of the following news items.
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The rhetorical tools used in Obama's powerful Charleston address
Systrophe, antithesis, anaphora, epistrophe, symploce, zeugma, alliteration, syntheton, apostrophe . . . In a speech lasting a little over half an hour I counted 25 ... «Financial Times, Jul 15»
2
Great orators do not fear repetition
Then there is symploce, where you combine anaphora and epistrophe. Bruce Springsteen teaches us how to use repetition. Bruce Springsteen is a master of ... «Financial Times, Apr 14»
3
Descubren el que podría ser uno de los tubos volcánicos más …
... descubierto dos nuevas especies de invertebrados cavernícolas: un pequeño insecto completamente ciego (Symploce sp.n.) y una cochinilla despigmentada. «InfonorteDigital, Nov 13»
4
Rhetorical Devices
Their names can be daunting — epizeuxis, symploce, polysyndeton, aposiopesis — but Farnsworth sorts them into handy categories and gives examples of their ... «Boston Globe, Jan 11»
5
Cucarachas de Cuba
Algo similar sucede en el Caribe, donde existen otras posibles especies polinizadoras, como una perteneciente al género Symploce, descubierta por el autor ... «Juventud Rebelde, Jun 08»

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