word
Literary
Anaphora
ah-NAF-oh-rah
/əˈnæfərɑː/Listen
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Syllable breakdown
anaphora
Dictionary meaning
Repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses.
History and origin
Greek: carrying back
Common mispronunciations
AN-ah-for-ah
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