[ ə'naf(ə)rə ]
■ noun
1》 Grammar the use of a word referring back to a word used earlier in a text or conversation, to avoid repetition, for example the pronouns he , she , it , and they and the verb do in I like it and so do they . Compare with cataphora .
2》 Rhetoric the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses.
3》 Christian Church the part of the Eucharist which contains the consecration, anamnesis, and communion.
Derivatives
anaphoric ˌanə'fɒrɪk adjective
anaphorically adverb
Origin
C16: via L. from Gk, 'repetition', from ana- 'back' + pherein 'to bear'.