anaphora
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Definition of anaphora
4 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
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(countable, rhetoric, uncountable)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.”
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noun
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(countable, rhetoric, uncountable)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.”
- (countable, uncountable)An expression that refers to a preceding expression.
- (countable, uncountable)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.
- (form-of, plural)plural of anaphor
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Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂en- Proto-Hellenic *aná Ancient Greek ᾰ̓νᾰ́ (ănắ) Ancient Greek ᾰ̓νᾰ- (ănă-) Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- Proto-Indo-European *bʰéreti Proto-Hellenic *pʰérō Ancient Greek φέρω (phérō) Ancient Greek ᾰ̓νᾰφέρω (ănăphérō) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂…
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Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂en- Proto-Hellenic *aná Ancient Greek ᾰ̓νᾰ́ (ănắ) Ancient Greek ᾰ̓νᾰ- (ănă-) Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- Proto-Indo-European *bʰéreti Proto-Hellenic *pʰérō Ancient Greek φέρω (phérō) Ancient Greek ᾰ̓νᾰφέρω (ănăphérō) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Ancient Greek -ᾱ (-ā) Ancient Greek -η (-ē) Ancient Greek ᾰ̓νᾰφορᾱ́ (ănăphorā́)bor. English anaphora From Ancient Greek ἀναφορά (anaphorá, “a carrying back”), from ἀνά (aná, “up”) + φέρω (phérō, “I carry”).
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