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polyptoton.

A stylistic scheme in which words from the same root are used together, or a word is repeated in a different inflection or case.

10 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˌpɑ.ləpˈtoʊˌtɑn/US
  1. A stylistic scheme in which words from the same root are used together, or a word is repeated in a different inflection or case.

    countable · rhetoric · uncountable
Where this word comes from

Via Latin, from Ancient Greek πολύπτωτον (polúptōton), neuter of πολύπτωτος (polúptōtos, “having many cases”), from πολύς (polús, “many”) + πίπτω (píptō, “to fall”).

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