polyptoton
/ˌpɒlɪpˈtəʊtɒn/Rhetoric
noun
A rhetorical figure involving the repetition of a word in different cases or inflections within the same sentence.
Origin
Old English; earliest use found in Byrhtferð of Ramsey (fl. c986–c1016), Benedictine monk and scholar. From post-classical Latin polyptoton from Hellenistic Greek πολύπτωτον, use as noun of neuter of πολύπτωτος, adjective.
- pointful
- pointfulness
- point function
- point ground
- point group
- point guard
- point handle
- point-hole
- pointillage
- pointillism
- pointillist
- pointillistic
- pointillé
- pointing
- pointing bone
- pointing device
- pointing door
- pointingly
- pointing sill
- pointing stick
- pointing-stock
- point-instant
- Point IV
- point lace
- pointless