# polyptoton

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˌpɑ.ləpˈtoʊ.tɑn/

## Definitions
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.

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

## Source
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