Anaphora - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Anaphora :  (noun)
1: using a pronoun or other pro-word instead of repeating a word
2: repetition of a word or phrase as the beginning of successive clauses [syn: epanaphora]

Based on WordNet 2.0

Anaphora : \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.

Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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