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Meaning of ANAPHORA

Pronunciation:  u'nafuru

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [n]  repetition of a word or phrase as the beginning of successive clauses
  2. [n]  using a pronoun or other pro-word instead of repeating a word
 
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 Synonyms: epanaphora
 
 See Also: repetition

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\A*naph"o*ra\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? to carry up or
back; ? + ? to carry.] (Rhet.)
A repetition of a word or of words at the beginning of two or
more successive clauses.
 
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