2 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: anaphora \a*naph"o*ra\ ([.a]*n[a^]f"[-o]*r[.a]), n. [L., fr. Gr. 'anafora`, fr. 'anafe`rein to carry up or back; 'ana` + fe`rein to carry.] (Rhet.) 1. A repetition of a word or of words at the beginning of two or more successive clauses. [1913 Webster] 2. The use of a substitute word, such as a pronoun, in reference to a something already mentioned in a discourse; also, the relation between the substitute word and its antecedent. It is contrasted with {cataphora}, the use of a pronoun for a word or topic not yet mentioned. Note: Thus, in the sentence "John was tall but he was not very heavy." the "he" is an anaphora for John, or an anaphoric reference to John. [PJC] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: anaphora n 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}]
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