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anadiplosis (n.)

in rhetoric, "repetition at the start of a line or phrase of the last word or words of the preceding one," 1580s, from Latin, from Greek anadiplosis, from anadiploesthai "to be doubled back, to be made double," from ana "back" (see ana-) + diploun "to double, fold over" (see diploma).

Fear leads to anger. Anger leads to hate. Hate leads to suffering. [Yoda, "Star Wars"]

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Definitions of anadiplosis from WordNet

anadiplosis (n.)
repetition of the final words of a sentence or line at the beginning of the next;
Synonyms: reduplication
From wordnet.princeton.edu