anaphora
Meaning of anaphora
- the use of a word referring back to a word used earlier in a text or conversation, to avoid repetition, for example the pronouns he, she, it, and they and the verb do in I like it and so do they.
- the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses.
- the part of the Eucharist which contains the consecration, anamnesis, and communion.
late 16th century: anaphora (sense 1, sense 2) via Latin from Greek, ‘repetition’, from ana- ‘back’ + pherein ‘to bear’; anaphora (sense 3) from late Greek.
Information about anaphora
- It is a name.
- The plural form of anaphora is: anaphoras.
- Languages in which anaphora is used:
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Hyphenation of anaphora
anaphora
- It consists of 1 syllables and 8 chars.
- anaphora is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable
anaphora synonyms
Meaning epanaphora:
Translation of anaphora
Words that rhyme with anaphora
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