Anaphora (noun)
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(grammar) 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.
(church) The part of the Eucharist which contains the consecration, anamnesis, and communion.
Late 16th century: anaphora (sense 1, via Latin from Greek, ‘repetition’, from ana- ‘back’ + pherein ‘to bear’; anaphora (sense 3) from late Greek.
Example sentences
“Binding is concerned with the type of anaphora found with pronouns and reflexives.”
“This aspect of anaphora is developed by the ministry.”
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