anaphora
English
WOTD – 27 February 2006
Alternative forms
- (plural of anaphora) anaphoras, anaphors
- (plural of anaphor) anaphors
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἀναφορά (anaphorá, “a carrying back”), from ἀνά (aná, “up”) + φέρω (phérō, “I carry”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ænəˈfɔɹə/, /ənˈæfəɹə/
Noun
anaphora (plural anaphoras or anaphors or anaphora)
Examples (rhetoric) |
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“Mad world! Mad kings! Mad composition!” - Shakespeare |
Examples (expression referring to a preceding expression) |
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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.
- Antonyms: epiphora, epistrophe
- (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.
- Hypernym: endophora
- Coordinate terms: cataphora, exophora, homophora
- (Christianity) The most solemn part of the Divine Liturgy or the Mass during which the offerings of bread and wine are consecrated as body and blood of Christ
Derived terms
- anaphoric
Usage notes
- 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.
Translations
repetition of a phrase used for emphasis
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linguistics: expression that refers to another expression
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See also
- deixis
Noun
anaphora
- plural of anaphor
Further reading
anaphora on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Anaphora (linguistics) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia