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Today's Word "ploce"

Repetition of a word or phrase to gain special emphasis on

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ploce \PLO-see\ (noun) - The repetition of a word or phrase to gain special emphasis or to indicate an extension of meaning, as in Ex. 3:14: "I am that I am.'

"Popeye's ploce of 'I am what I am' seemed to Terry to be the perfect mantra for an imperfect man living in an imperfect society."

 

Earlier ploche, from Late Latin ploce, from Greek ploke, plaiting, akin to plekein, to plait.


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