A turning back; a returning; epistrophe itself (the rhetorical device).
Short form or variant of 'epistrophe' from Greek roots meaning 'a turning back upon,' used in discussions of rhetoric and literary technique.
Some words have shorter informal versions used by specialists—'epistroph' is the condensed form you might see in a literature class discussing rhetorical devices.
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