homoeoteleutic

adjective

ho·​moeo·​te·​leu·​tic

hō¦mēətə¦lütik,

hä¦-;

¦hōmē(ˌ)ōtə-,

¦häm- also -təl¦yü-

1

: having the same or similar endings

homoeoteleutic words

2

[homoeoteleut on + -ic] : due to homoeoteleuton

homoeoteleutic error

Word History

Etymology

Greek homoioteleutos having the same ending (from homoio- home- + -teleutos, from teleutē end) + English -ic

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