anaphora

Alternative forms

 * anaphoras, anaphors
 * anaphors

Etymology
From, from +.

Noun

 * 1)  The repetition of a phrase at the beginning of phrases, sentences, or verses, used for emphasis.
 * 2)  An expression that can refer to virtually any referent, the specific referent being defined by context.
 * 3)  An expression that refers to a preceding expression.
 * 4)  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.
 * 1)  An expression that refers to a preceding expression.
 * 2)  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.
 * 1)  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.
 * 1)  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.

Usage notes

 * In linguistics, the terms and  are sometimes used interchangeably, although in some theories, a distinction is made between them. See the Wikipedia article.

Translations

 * Basque: anafora
 * Catalan: anàfora
 * Czech: anafora
 * Dutch: ,
 * Finnish:, anafora
 * French:
 * German:
 * Hungarian:
 * Icelandic: klifun, runklifun, anafóra
 * Indonesian:
 * Italian:
 * Malay: anafora
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian:
 * Serbo-Croatian:
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish:
 * Tagalog: saulit


 * Aramaic:
 * Classical Syriac: ܐܲܢܲܦܘܿܪܵܐ
 * Persian:


 * Catalan: anàfora
 * Dutch: ,
 * Finnish: anafora
 * French:
 * German:
 * Icelandic: vísiorð
 * Italian:
 * Occitan: catafòra
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian:
 * Serbo-Croatian:
 * Spanish:


 * Polish: