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PLOCE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does ploce mean? 

PLOCE (noun)
  The noun PLOCE has 1 sense:

1. (rhetoric) repetition to gain special emphasis or extend meaningplay

  Familiarity information: PLOCE used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


PLOCE (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

(rhetoric) repetition to gain special emphasis or extend meaning

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("ploce" is a kind of...):

repetition (the repeated use of the same word or word pattern as a rhetorical device)

Domain category:

rhetoric (study of the technique and rules for using language effectively (especially in public speaking))


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