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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 ana·di·plo·sis /ˌænədəˈplosəs, ˌænə(ˌ)daɪˈplo-/

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 An·a·di·plo·sis n.  Rhet. A repetition of the last word or any prominent word in a sentence or clause, at the beginning of the next, with an adjunct idea; as, “He retained his virtues amidst all his misfortunes -- misfortunes which no prudence could foresee or prevent.”
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 anadiplosis
      n : repetition of the final words of a sentence or line at the
          beginning of the next [syn: reduplication]