polyptoton /ˌpɑ.ləpˈtoʊˌtɑn/ noun1 •(rhetoric) A stylistic scheme in which words from the same root are used together, or a word is repeated in a different inflection or case.A Polyptoton still the same word places, If sense require it, in two different cases. — 1835 formspolyptota · polyptotons