Po-lŷp'to-tōn, n.
n. [Lat., from Gr. πολυπτώτος, -ον, Having, or being in, many cases, from πολύς, many, and πτῶσις, case.] (Rhet.) A figure by which a word is repeated in different forms, cases, numbers, genders, and the like.
n. [Lat., from Gr. πολυπτώτος, -ον, Having, or being in, many cases, from πολύς, many, and πτῶσις, case.] (Rhet.) A figure by which a word is repeated in different forms, cases, numbers, genders, and the like.