| ploce | (n) (rhetoric) repetition to gain special emphasis or extend meaning |
| ploceidae | (n) weaverbirds, Syn. family Ploceidae |
| ploceus | (n) type genus of the Ploceidae, Syn. genus Ploceus |
| Ploce | ‖n. [ L., fr. Gr. &unr_; complication, fr. &unr_; to entwine. ] (Rhet.) A figure in which a word is separated or repeated by way of emphasis, so as not only to signify the individual thing denoted by it, but also its peculiar attribute or quality; |