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Main Entry: anaph·o·ra
Pronunciation: &-'na-f(&-)r&
Function: noun
Etymology: Late Latin, from Late Greek, from Greek, act of carrying back, reference, from anapherein to carry back, refer, from ana- + pherein to carry -- more at BEAR
Date: circa 1589
1 : repetition of a word or expression at the beginning of successive phrases, clauses, sentences, or verses especially for rhetorical or poetic effect <Lincoln's "we cannot dedicate--we cannot consecrate--we cannot hallow--this ground" is an example of anaphora> -- compare EPISTROPHE
2 : use of a grammatical substitute (as a pronoun or a pro-verb) to refer to the denotation of a preceding word or group of words; also : the relation between a grammatical substitute and its antecedent