epanaphora, anaphora
(noun) repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses
anaphora
(noun) using a pronoun or similar word instead of repeating a word used earlier
Source: WordNet® 3.1
anaphora (plural anaphoras or anaphors or anaphora)
(rhetoric) The repetition of a phrase at the beginning of phrases, sentences, or verses, used for emphasis.
Antonyms: epiphora, epistrophe
(linguistics) An expression that can refer to virtually any referent, the specific referent being defined by context.
(linguistics) An expression that refers to a preceding expression.
Hypernym: endophora
Coordinate terms: cataphora, exophora, homophora
(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
• In linguistics, the terms anaphor and anaphora are sometimes used interchangeably, although in some theories, a distinction is made between them. See the Wikipedia article.
anaphora
plural of anaphor
Source: Wiktionary
A*naph"o*ra, n. Etym: [L., fr. Gr. (Rhet.)
Definition: A repetition of a word or of words at the beginning of two or more successive clauses.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
20 April 2024
(adjective) of an electrical system that uses or generates two or more alternating voltages of the same frequency but differing in phase angle
According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.
