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.”
Medley (noun) med-lee a mixture, especially of heterogeneous elements; hodgepodge; jumble. First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English noun and adjective medle(e), medlei(e), maedlai(e) “battle, war, quarrel; mixture, balanced mixture,” from…
