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anaphora

noun
/ˌænəˈfɔɹə/

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂en- Proto-Hellenic *aná Ancient Greek ᾰ̓νᾰ́ (ănắ) Ancient Greek ᾰ̓νᾰ- (ănă-) Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- Proto-Indo-European *bʰéreti Proto-Hellenic *pʰérō Ancient Greek φέρω (phérō) Ancient Greek ᾰ̓νᾰφέρω (ănăphérō) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Ancient Greek -ᾱ (-ā) Ancient Greek -η (-ē) Ancient Greek ᾰ̓νᾰφορᾱ́ (ănăphorā́)bor. English anaphora From Ancient Greek ἀναφορά (anaphorá, “a carrying back”), from ἀνά (aná, “up”) + φέρω (phérō, “I carry”).

  1. borrowed from ἀναφορά

Definitions

  1. The repetition of a phrase at the beginning of phrases, sentences, or verses, used for…

    The repetition of a phrase at the beginning of phrases, sentences, or verses, used for emphasis.

    • Anaphora elegantly begins With the same word or phrase successive lines.

  2. An expression that refers to a preceding expression.

  3. The most solemn part of the Divine Liturgy or the Mass during which the offerings of…

    The most solemn part of the Divine Liturgy or the Mass during which the offerings of bread and wine are consecrated as body and blood of Christ.

  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. plural of anaphor

The neighborhood

Derived

anaphoric, donkey anaphora, null anaphora

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at anaphora. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at anaphora. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

9 hops · closes at anaphora

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

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