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ANAPHORA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does anaphora mean? 

ANAPHORA (noun)
  The noun ANAPHORA has 2 senses:

1. using a pronoun or similar word instead of repeating a word used earlierplay

2. repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clausesplay

  Familiarity information: ANAPHORA used as a noun is rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


ANAPHORA (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Using a pronoun or similar word instead of repeating a word used earlier

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("anaphora" is a kind of...):

repetition (the repeated use of the same word or word pattern as a rhetorical device)


Sense 2

Meaning:

Repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

anaphora; epanaphora

Hypernyms ("anaphora" is a kind of...):

repetition (the repeated use of the same word or word pattern as a rhetorical device)


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