Dictionary

anaphora en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˌænəˈfɔɹə/
• /əˈnæf(ə)ɹə/
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Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂en- Proto-Hellenic *aná Ancient Greek ᾰ̓νᾰ́ (ănắ) Ancient Greek ἀνα- (ana-) Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *bʰéreti Proto-Hellenic *pʰérō Ancient Greek φέρω (phérō) Ancient Greek ᾰ̓νᾰφέρω (ănăphérō) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-ā́ Ancient Greek -ᾱ (-ā) Ancient Greek -η (-ē) Ancient Greek ᾰ̓νᾰφορᾱ́ (ănăphorā́)bor. English anaphora From Ancient Greek ἀναφορά (anaphorá, “a carrying back”), from ἀνά (aná, “up”) + φέρω (phérō, “I carry”).

Meanings

1. (countable, rhetoric, uncountable) The repetition of a phrase at the beginning of phrases, sentences, or verses, used for emphasis.
   • Anaphora elegantly begins With the same word or phrase successive lines. 1835, L[arret] Langley, “[Rhetorical Turns.] Anaphora.”, in A Manual of the Figures of Rhetoric, […], Doncaster, South Yorkshire: […] C. White, […], →OCLC, page 73:
2. (form-of, plural) plural of anaphor
   form of anaphor
3. (countable, uncountable) An expression that refers to a preceding expression.
4. (countable, uncountable) 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.

Forms

Antonyms

cataphora · epiphora · epistrophe

Coordinates

exophora · homophora

Deriveds

donkey anaphora · null anaphora · anaphoric

Hypernyms

endophora

Meronyms

epiclesis · preface · sursum corda · Sanctus

Relateds

deixis · indexical · antecedent

Synonyms

Eucharistic Prayer

Translations (40)

ca anàfora (rhetoric: repetition of a phrase used for emphasis) · ru ана́фора (linguistics: an expression refers to a preceding expression) · es anáfora (linguistics: an expression refers to a preceding expression) · pl anafora (rhetoric: repetition of a phrase used for emphasis) · pt anáfora (rhetoric: repetition of a phrase used for emphasis) · ca anàfora (linguistics: an expression refers to a preceding expression) · pt anáfora (linguistics: an expression refers to a preceding expression) · is forklifun (rhetoric: repetition of a phrase used for emphasis) · de Anapher (rhetoric: repetition of a phrase used for emphasis) · hu anafora (rhetoric: repetition of a phrase used for emphasis) · it anafora (rhetoric: repetition of a phrase used for emphasis) · ru ана́фора (rhetoric: repetition of a phrase used for emphasis) · fi anafora (linguistics: an expression refers to a preceding expression) · nl anafora (linguistics: an expression refers to a preceding expression) · oc catafòra (linguistics: an expression refers to a preceding expression) · nl anafoor (rhetoric: repetition of a phrase used for emphasis) · tl saulit (rhetoric: repetition of a phrase used for emphasis) · id anafora (rhetoric: repetition of a phrase used for emphasis) · pl anafora (Christianity: part of the Divine Liturgy) · is endurvísir (linguistics: an expression refers to a preceding expression) · is runklifun (rhetoric: repetition of a phrase used for emphasis) · nl anafora (rhetoric: repetition of a phrase used for emphasis) · it anafora (linguistics: an expression refers to a preceding expression) · de Anapher (linguistics: an expression refers to a preceding expression) · sh anafora (rhetoric: repetition of a phrase used for emphasis) · sh anafora (linguistics: an expression refers to a preceding expression) · fi anafora (rhetoric: repetition of a phrase used for emphasis) · es anáfora (rhetoric: repetition of a phrase used for emphasis) · cs anafora (rhetoric: repetition of a phrase used for emphasis) · pl anafora (linguistics: an expression refers to a preceding expression) · cs anafora (linguistics: an expression refers to a preceding expression) · is anafóra (rhetoric: repetition of a phrase used for emphasis) · nl anafoor (linguistics: an expression refers to a preceding expression) · fr anaphore (rhetoric: repetition of a phrase used for emphasis) · ms anafora (rhetoric: repetition of a phrase used for emphasis) · syc ܐܲܢܲܦܘܿܪܵܐ (Christianity: part of the Divine Liturgy) · sv anafor (rhetoric: repetition of a phrase used for emphasis) · fr anaphore (linguistics: an expression refers to a preceding expression) · fi toisto (rhetoric: repetition of a phrase used for emphasis) · eu anafora (rhetoric: repetition of a phrase used for emphasis)