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Repetition of words at the starts of successive phrases, in rhetoric
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anaphora
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Word definitions in Wikipedia
Anaphora may refer to: Anaphora (rhetoric) , a rhythmic device Anaphora (linguistics) , a referential pattern in linguistics Anaphora (liturgy) a part of the Eucharistic liturgy in Christianity
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Anaphora \A*naph"o*ra\, n. [L., fr. Gr. 'anafora`, fr. 'anafe`rein to carry up or back; 'ana` + fe`rein to carry.] (Rhet.) A repetition of a word or of words at the beginning of two or more successive clauses. the use of a substitute word, ...
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Word definitions in WordNet
n. using a pronoun or other pro-word instead of repeating a word repetition of a word or phrase as the beginning of successive clauses [syn: epanaphora ]
Usage examples of anaphora.
The tricolon with anaphora is a strong formal device, appropriate to the sounds of public lamentation.
This device of beginning successive lines with the same word is called anaphora, in case you wanted to know.
The tricolon with anaphora is a strong formal device, appropriate to the sounds of public lamentation.
With themes—one window held nothing but drinking vessels, from commemorative teacups to the small mended pottery anaphoras of an archaeological dig, while the next one had figurines from all over the world, all less than two inches in height.