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anaphora

Syllabification: (a·naph·o·ra)
Pronunciation: /əˈnafərə/

Definition of anaphora

noun

  • 1 Grammar the use of a word referring to or replacing a word used earlier in a sentence, to avoid repetition, such as do in I like it and so do they.
  • 2 Rhetoric the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses.

Derivatives

anaphoric

Pronunciation: /ˌanəˈfôrik/

adjective

Origin:

late 16th century: senses 1 and 2 via Latin from Greek, 'repetition', from ana- 'back' + pherein 'to bear'

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