epizeuxe

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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From modern Latin epizeuxis, from Ancient Greek ἐπίζευξις (epízeuxis, a fastening upon), from ἐπιζευγνύναι (epizeugnúnai), from ἐπί (epí, upon) + ζευγνύναι (zeugnúnai, to yoke).

Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /e.piˈzewk.si/ [e.piˈzeʊ̯k.si]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /e.piˈzewk.se/ [e.piˈzeʊ̯k.se]

Noun

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epizeuxe f (plural epizeuxes)

  1. (prosody) epizeuxis (emphatic repetition of words)