anaphora
NounUS[uh-naf-er-uh]/əˈnæfɚə/4 syllables
Synonyms:
epanaphora
Open English WordNet
Noun (2)
- using a pronoun or similar word instead of repeating a word used earlierType of repetition
- repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clausesSynonyms: epanaphoraType of repetition
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
a·naph′o·ra (ȧ-năf′ō-rȧ), noun
Origin: L., fr. Gr. ἀναφορά, fr. ἀναφέρειν to carry up or back; ἀνά + φέρειν to carry.
Rhetoric 1. A repetition of a word or of words at the beginning of two or more successive clauses.
2. The use of a substitute word, such as a pronoun, in reference to a something already mentioned in a discourse; also, the relation between the substitute word and its antecedent. It is contrasted with cataphora, the use of a pronoun for a word or topic not yet mentioned. Thus, in the sentence “John was tall but he was not very heavy.” the “he” is an anaphora for John, or an anaphoric reference to John.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54 · with additions: GCIDE editors