DIACOPE Definition & Meaning

diacope

[ dahy-ak-uh-pee ]

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noun

Rhetoric.

a literary or rhetorical device that emphasizes an aspect of the writer’s or speaker’s main idea through the repetition of words or phrases, which are separated by other words or phrases, as in “You’re a good dog, Gracie. Such a good dog. What a good dog.”

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of diacope¹

First recorded in 1590–1600; from Greek �徱��Ǳ�ḗ “gash, cleft, rupture,” derivative of �徱��ó��ٱ𾱲� “to cut in two, cut through,” equivalent to prefix dia- “through” + ��ó��ٱ𾱲� “to cut”

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Example Sentences

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Several very fine red snappers were caught with hook and line soon after anchoring, and smaller fish of many kinds were caught in abundance--they were mostly species of Pentapus, Diacope, and Mesoprion.

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