anaphora
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English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Ancient Greek ἀναφορά (anaphorá, “a carrying back”), from ἀνά (aná, “up”) + φέρω (phérō, “I carry”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
anaphora (plural anaphoras or anaphors or anaphora)
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“Mad world! Mad kings! Mad composition!” - Shakespeare |
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That's John's car. He [referring to "John"] won't want to see you sitting on it [referring to the car]. |
- (rhetoric) The repetition of a phrase at the beginning of phrases, sentences, or verses, used for emphasis.
- (linguistics) An expression that can refer to virtually any referent, the specific referent being defined by context.
- (linguistics) An expression that refers to a preceding expression.
Derived terms[edit]
Usage notes[edit]
- In linguistics, the terms anaphor and anaphora are sometimes used interchangeably, although in some theories, a distinction is made between them. See the Wikipedia article.
Hypernyms[edit]
- (reference to something previously mentioned): endophora
Coordinate terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
repetition of a phrase used for emphasis
linguistics: expression that refers to another expression
See also[edit]
Noun[edit]
anaphora
See also[edit]
anaphora on Wikipedia.Wikipedia- Anaphora (linguistics) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
