anadiplosis
nounHow to pronounce anadiplosis:
Definition of anadiplosis:
- anadiplosis (noun):
- noun. repetition of the final words of a sentence or line at the beginning of the next.
- repetition of a prominent and usually the last word in one phrase or clause at the beginning of the next (as in "rely on his honor—honor such as his?")
Synonyms for anadiplosis:
reduplication
Here are some other common 5-syllable words.
- amoxicillin
- americano
- ambivalently
- amalgamated
- altruistically
- alstroemeria
- alphanumeric
- alphabetical
- alienating
- algonquian
- agricultural
- agnosticism
- agglutination
- affiliation
- affiliated
- aeronautical
- aerodynamic
- adventurousness
- adjudicated
- acromegaly
- acidometer
- achromatism
- acetylcholine
- acetylation
- acetabulum
- acetabular
- acceleration
- acariasis
- aborigine
- aboriginal
- abandonedly
- unaffordable
- miscalculated
- unapproachable
- unhurriedly
- uneventfully
- pecuniary
- anachronistic
- overexcited
- conservationist
- participating
- sixty nine hundred
- ceremonial
- efficacious
- unutterably
- geographical
- exceptional
- enlighteningly
- cyclothymia
- incapacitate
- … more
Syllable Fun Fact
Reduplication, a process involving the repetition of a syllable to form a new word or modify its meaning, is common in many languages.
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