Usually means: Poetic form using progressively longer words.
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  1. rhopalism: Merriam-Webster
  2. rhopalism: Collins English Dictionary
  3. rhopalism: Wiktionary
  4. rhopalism: TheFreeDictionary.com

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▸ noun:  (poetry, rhetoric) rhopalic structure

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rhapsodism, rhapsodist, epiphora, rhymeprose, mesodiplosis, hypotyposis, rhythmopœia, paromoeon, rhyparographist, palillogy, more...

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rhapsodism, rhapsodist, epiphora, rhymeprose, mesodiplosis, hypotyposis, rhythmopœia, paromoeon, rhyparographist, palillogy, more...



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