the repetition of a group of words in reverse order
2.
the recapitulation of the main ideas of a speech, esp. in the reverse order
3.
the resumption of the main thread of a speech after a digression
Word origin
[1580–90; ‹ Gk epánodos recapitulation, rising, return, equiv. to ep-ep- + an(a)-ana- + (h)odós way, road, path]This word is first recorded in the period 1580–90. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: bomb, classical, critical, motor, piggyback