What is the meaning of Polyptoton?

(n.) A figure by which a word is repeated in different forms, cases, numbers, genders, etc., as in Tennyson's line, -- "My own heart's heart, and ownest own, farewell.".
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APAWebster's. (2011). polyptoton. Retrieved September 27, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/polyptoton/definitions/2047315
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HarvardWebster's 2011, polyptoton, Smart Define, viewed 27 September, 2026, <http://smartdefine.org/polyptoton/definitions/2047315>.
MLAWebster's. "polyptoton" 27 May 2011. Web. 27 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/polyptoton/definitions/2047315>
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