anaphora

a·naph·o·ra  (-nfr-)

n.

1. The deliberate repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of several successive verses, clauses, or paragraphs; for example, "We shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills" (Winston S. Churchill).

2. Linguistics The use of a linguistic unit, such as a pronoun, to refer back to another unit, as the use of her to refer to Anne in the sentence Anne asked Edward to pass her the salt.

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[Late Latin, from Greek, from anapherein, to bring back : ana-, ana- + pherein, to carry; see bher-¹ in Indo-European roots.]

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ana·phoric (n-fôrk, -fr-) adj.

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anaphora

the repetition of a word or words at the beginning of two or more successive verses or clauses, as the repetition of Blessed in the Beatitudes. Cf. epanaphora, epiphora. — anaphoral, adj.

See also: Rhetoric and Rhetorical Devices

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	anaphora - using a pronoun or similar word instead of repeating a word used earlier repetition - the repeated use of the same word or word pattern as a rhetorical device
	2.	anaphora - repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses epanaphora repetition - the repeated use of the same word or word pattern as a rhetorical device