Thesaurus: polyptoton

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1. n. A word/figure">figure by which a word is repeated in different forms, cases, numbers, genders, etc., as in Tennyson's line, -- "My own heart's heart, and ownest own, farewell."
2. n. word/repetition">repetition of a word in a different case or inflection in the same sentence
3. A word/figure">figure by which a word is repeated in different forms, cases, numbers, genders, etc., as in Tennyson's line, -- "My own heart's heart, and ownest own, farewell."
4. A word/figure">figure by which a word is repeated in different forms, cases,numbers, genders, etc., as in Tennyson's line, -- "My own heart'sheart, and ownest own, farewell."
5. n word/repetition">repetition of a word in a different case or inflection in the same sentence