Polyptoton Definition

Polyptoton

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Polyptoton is when words are repeated that are not identical but are derived from the same root:

Our fear-mongering press keeps us fearful.

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Figure of Speech

Related to 'Polyptoton'

Anadiplosis
Antimetabole
Aphorism
Assonance
Asyndeton
Chiasmus
Epanadiplosis
Epanalepsis
Epistrophe
Epizeuxis
Figure of Speech
Hyperbole
Irony
Litotes
Meiosis
Metaphors
Oxymorons
Pleonasm
Redundancy
Sarcasm
Simile
Spoonerism
Tautology
Understatement
Zeugma

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