anaphora
noun/ˌænəˈfɔɹə/ · /əˈnæf(ə)ɹə/
Etymology From Ancient Greek ἀναφορά (anaphorá, “a carrying back”), from ἀνά (aná, “up”) + φέρω (phérō, “I carry”).
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Rhetoric The repetition of a phrase at the beginning of phrases, sentences, or verses, used for emphasis.
- Anaphora elegantly begins With the same word or phrase successive lines.1835, L[arret] Langley, “[Rhetorical Turns.] Anaphora.”, in A Manual of the Figures of Rhetoric, […], Doncaster, South Yorkshire: […] C. White, […], →OCLC, page 73:
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Human sciences, Linguistics, Sciences An expression that refers to a preceding expression.
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Christianity The most solemn part of the Divine Liturgy or the Mass during which the offerings of bread and wine are consecrated as body and blood of Christ.
- Derived terms
- anaphoric, donkey anaphora, null anaphora
- Related terms
- antecedent, deixis, indexical