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Noun Concept
Categories: Literary terms, Poetic devices, Rhetorical techniques, Figures of speech, Articles with short description
EN
epanaphora  anaphora  anafora
EN
Repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses WordNet 3.0
English:
rhetoric
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Repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
In rhetoric, an anaphora is a rhetorical device that consists of repeating a sequence of words at the beginnings of neighboring clauses, thereby lending them emphasis. Wikipedia
A rhetorical device Wikipedia Disambiguation
The repetition of a phrase at the beginning of phrases, sentences, or verses, used for emphasis. Wiktionary
Repetition of a phrase used for emphasis. Wiktionary (translation)
IS A
repetition
Rhetorical device
DESCRIBED BY SOURCE
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia
Encyclopedic Lexicon
OPPOSITE OF
epiphora
BabelNet
EN
anafora
WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
EN
epanaphora, anaphora
Wikipedia
EN
anaphora (rhetoric)
Wikidata
EN
anaphora
Wiktionary
EN
anaphora

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