Adnomination

Adnomination is the repetition of words with the same root word.[1]

Example

News is what somebody, somewhere wants to suppress; all the rest is advertising.

— Journalistic saying[2]

References
  1. Frank Kermode (April 1975). The Oxford Anthology of English Literature: From Beowulf to Johnson. Oxford University Press. p. 213. Retrieved 27 May 2013.
  2. Often attributed to various media moguls of the 19th and 20th century. The closest quote found is "It is part of the business of a newspaper to get news and to print it; it is part of the business of a politician to prevent certain news being printed. For this reason the politician often takes a newspaper into his confidence for the mere purpose of preventing the publication of the news he deems objectionable to his interests." in Arthur Lawrence (1903). Journalism as a profession. Hodder & Stoughton. p. 185. Retrieved 28 May 2013. by Alfred C. Harmsworth writing as a guest author for a chapter.
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