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- [uh-naf-er-uh]
- /əˈnæf ər ə/
- /əˈnæ.fər.ə/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [uh-naf-er-uh]
- /əˈnæf ər ə/
Definitions of anaphora word
- noun anaphora the use of a word such as a pronoun that has the same reference as a word previously used in the same discourse. In the sentence John wrote the essay in the library but Peter did it at home, both did and it are examples of anaphora 3
- noun anaphora the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses 3
- noun anaphora repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses, lines of verse, etc. 3
- noun anaphora Also called epanaphora. Rhetoric. repetition of a word or words at the beginning of two or more successive verses, clauses, or sentences. Compare epistrophe (def 1), symploce. 1
- noun anaphora Grammar. the use of a word as a regular grammatical substitute for a preceding word or group of words, as the use of it and do in I know it and he does too. Compare cataphora. 1
- noun anaphora (sometimes initial capital letter) Eastern Church. the prayer of oblation and consecration in the Divine Liturgy during which the Eucharistic elements are offered. the part of the ceremony during which the Eucharistic elements are offered as an oblation. 1
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Origin of anaphora
First appearance:
before 1580 One of the 35% oldest English words
1580-90; < Late Latin < Greek: a bringing back, repeating, equivalent to ana- ana- + -phora, akin to phérein to carry, bring; cf. -phore, -phorous
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Parts of speech for Anaphora
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anaphora popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 75% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
anaphora usage trend in Literature
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noun anaphora
- allegory — An allegory is a story, poem, or painting in which the characters and events are symbols of something else. Allegories are often moral, religious, or political.
- allusion — An allusion is an indirect reference to someone or something.
- analogy — If you make or draw an analogy between two things, you show that they are similar in some way.
- anticlimax — You can describe something as an anticlimax if it disappoints you because it happens after something that was very exciting, or because it is not as exciting as you expected.
- antithesis — The antithesis of something is its exact opposite.
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