| ploce |
| Definition: Emphasizing a word by repeating it. |
| Example: I'm a mad mad mad mad dad. |
| Etymology: The word derives from the Greek plekein, to plait. |
| Oxford English Dictionary: The word's first OED citation is from 1586: "Ploche, when by an Emphasis, a word is either in praise or disgrace reiterated or repeated." (A. Day Eng. Secretary ii. (1625) 86) |