SINCE 1828
apo koinou
noun
apo koi·nou
| \ ˌä(ˌ)pōˌkȯiˈnü, äˌp-\
plural apo koinous\ -nüz \
Definition of apo koinou
: the occurrence of one and the same word or word group, not repeated, in two constructions (such as three crows in “there were three crows sat on a tree”)
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