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  1. epibole: Wordnik
  2. epibole: Wiktionary
  3. epibole: Dictionary.com
  4. epibole: The Phrontistery - A Dictionary of Obscure Words

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  1. epibole: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
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Definitions from Wiktionary (epibole)

▸ noun:  The irregular recurrence of the same expression within a verse or successive verses of scripture. Essentially random repetition.

Similar:
epizeuxis, repetitio, epimone, epigonism, epanodos, symploce, epanalepsis, epode, epistrophe, epyllion, more...

Opposite:
hypobole, understatement, downplaying

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Similar:
epizeuxis, repetitio, epimone, epigonism, epanodos, symploce, epanalepsis, epode, epistrophe, epyllion, more...

Opposite:
hypobole, understatement, downplaying



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