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A.Word.A.Day--epistrophe epistrophe (i-PIS-truh-fee) noun The repetition of a word or phrase at the end of successive clauses or sentences. [From Greek epistrophe, from epi- (upon) + strophe (turning).] "Epistrophe is also a Hillary specialty. That's the ending of phrases with the same term. "If women are healthy and educated, their families will flourish. If women are free from violence, their families will flourish. If women have a chance to work ... their families will flourish." Obviously, Mrs. Clinton and her speech writer, Lissa Muscatine, decided to push alliterative epistrophe." William Safire, First Lady's, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Oct 1, 1995. X-Bonus The luck of having talent is not enough; one must also have a talent for luck. -Louis-Hector Berlioz, composer (1803-1869)

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