anaphora
/ˌænəˈfɔɹə/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 1.90 in modern English
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
4
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The repetition of a phrase at the beginning of phrases, sentences, or verses, used for emphasis.
Countable; Uncountable
noun
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.
Countable; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "Anaphora elegantly begins With the same word or phrase successive lines."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂en- Proto-Hellenic *aná Ancient Greek ᾰ̓νᾰ́ (ănắ) Ancient Greek ἀνα- (ana-) Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *bʰéreti Proto-Hellenic *pʰérō Ancient Greek φέρω (phérō) Ancient Greek ᾰ̓νᾰφέρω (ănăphérō) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-ā́ 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”).
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: ἀναφορά