‖E‐pip″lo‐ce (?), n. [L., connection, from Gr. � a plaiting together, fr. � to plait or braid in; επἴ upon + � to twist, plait.] (Rhet.) A figure by which one striking circumstance is added, in due gradation, to another; climax; e. g., “He not only spared his enemies, but continued them in employment; not only continued, but advanced them.” Johnson.
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Webster's Dictionary 1913
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.