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Word: Anaphora
Speech Type: Noun
late 16th century: anaphora (sense 1, via Latin from Greek, ‘repetition’, from ana- ‘back’ + pherein ‘to bear’; anaphora (sense 3) from late Greek
əˈnaf(ə)rə
the use of a word referring back to a word used earlier in a text or conversation, to avoid repetition, for example the pronouns he, she, it, and they and the verb do in I like it and so do they.
Short Definition:use of word referring back to word used earlier in text or conversation, to avoid repetition
the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses.
Short Definition:repetition of word or phrase at beginning of successive clauses
the part of the Eucharist which contains the consecration, anamnesis, and communion.
Short Definition:part of Eucharist which contains consecration and communion
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