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Anaphora
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Meaning
Noun
●
In Figures of speech:
The
repetition
of a
phrase
at the
beginning
of
phrases
,
sentences
, or
verses
, used for emphasis.
●
In Linguistics:
An
expression
that can
refer
to
virtually
any
referent
, the specific
referent
being
defined
by context.
●
In Linguistics:
An
expression
that
refers
to a
preceding
expression
.
●
In 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.
●
plural of anaphor
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Origin
anaphora
English
ἀναφορά
Ancient Greek (to 1453)
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Etym
Antonyms
Epiphora
Epistrophe
Related
Metaphor
Repetition
Diction
Metaphors
Imagery
Onomatopoeia
Pathos
Hyperbole
Alliteration
Symbolism
Personification
Simile
Irony
Assonance
Allusion
Enjambment
Similes
Parallelism
Foreshadowing
Pronoun
Satire
Metonymy
Ellipsis
Tone
Allusions
Poem
Punctuation
Sonnet
Sentence
Text
Narration
Stanza
Verse
Syntax
Utterance
Word
Autophagy
Oxymoron
Harmonic Progression
Auxiliary Verbs
Prepositional Phrases
Generative Grammar
Dangling Modifiers
Rhetorical Questions
Literary Devices
Rhetorical Devices
Dramatic Irony
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