| 单词 | homeoteleuton |
| 释义 | homeoteleuton in British English or homoeoteleuton (ˌhəʊmɪəʊtɛˈljuːtɒn, ˌhɒm-) noun the use of word-endings that are similar or the same, either intentionally for rhetorical effect or by mistake during copying of text homeoteleuton in American English (ˌhoumiouˈteljəˌtɑn) noun Rhetoric a series of words with the same or similar endings Word origin [1580–90; ‹ Gk, n. use of neut. of homoiotéleutos ending alike, equiv. to homoio- homeo- + -teleutos, adj. der. of teleute᷄ end, close]This word is first recorded in the period 1580–90. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: cockpit, critical, humanist, mandarin, scramblehomeo- is a combining form meaning “similar,” used in the formation of compound words. Otherwords that use the affix homeo- include: homeomorph, homeopathist, homeopathy, homeostasis, homeothermal |
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