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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024a•naph•o•ra (ə naf′ər ə),USA pronunciation n. - Also called epanaphora. [Rhet.]repetition of a word or words at the beginning of two or more successive verses, clauses, or sentences. Cf. epistrophe (def. 1), symploce.
- [Gram.]the use of a word as a regular grammatical substitute for a preceding word or group of words, as the use of it and do in I know it and he does too. Cf. cataphora.
- (sometimes cap.) [Eastern Ch.]
- the prayer of oblation and consecration in the Divine Liturgy during which the Eucharistic elements are offered.
- the part of the ceremony during which the Eucharistic elements are offered as an oblation.
- Greek: a bringing back, repeating, equivalent. to ana- ana- + -phora, akin to phérein to carry, bring; compare -phore, -phorous
- Late Latin
- 1580–90
a•naph′o•ral, adj. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: anaphora /əˈnæfərə/ n - the use of a word such as a pronoun that has the same reference as a word previously used in the same discourse. In the sentence John wrote the essay in the library but Peter did it at home, both did and it are examples of anaphora
- the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses
Etymology: 16th Century: via Latin from Greek: repetition, from anapherein, from ana- + pherein to bear |