Epiploce
Pronunciation : E*pip"lo*ce
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [L., connection, from Gr. (Rhet.)
Definition : Defn: 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.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913