antanaclasis
/ant-an-uh-klas-is/US // ˌænt æn əˈklæs ɪs //
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Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
Rhetoric.
- : a form of speech in which a key word is repeated and used in a different, and sometimes contrary, way for a play on words, as in The craft of a politician is to appear before the public without craft.
Examples
In Cicero's treatise on Oratory, a variety of instances of the antanaclasis are quoted, and highly praised by him for their wit.
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