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Definition of: epistrophe

(i·pistrə·fē) noun
1. In rhetoric, that form of repetition in which successive clauses or sentences end with the same word.
2. A musical refrain.
3. Bot. The arrangement of chlorophyll granules (as on the upper and under walls of leaf cells) when exposed to diffused light. [<EPI- + Gk. strophe turning about]

Most often used phrases:

epistrophe grossulariae
epistrophe eligans
epistrophe diaphana
epistrophe nitidicollis

'epistrophe' used in domains:

epistrophefilms.com
epistropheus.com
epistrophe.com

Phrases starting with the letter: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

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