anáfora

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See also: anafora, anàfora, and anaforą

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἀναφορά (anaphorá).

Pronunciation

 

  • Hyphenation: a‧ná‧fo‧ra

Noun

anáfora f (plural anáforas)

  1. (rhetoric) anaphora (repetition of a phrase used for emphasis)

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Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀναφορά (anaphorá).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aˈnafoɾa/
  • Audio (Venezuela):(file)
  • Rhymes: -afoɾa
  • Syllabification: a‧ná‧fo‧ra

Noun

anáfora f (plural anáforas)

  1. (rhetoric) anaphora (repetition of a phrase used for emphasis)
    • 1987, Fernando de Toro, Semiótica del teatro:
      Su función es conectar enunciados, lo cual permite tensión y dinamismo en el discurso teatral y, a su vez, es este tipo de anáfora la que da la impresión de que el lenguaje dramático es algo que se desarrolla y genera autónomamente en el escenario.
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  2. (linguistics) anaphora
  3. (Christianity) anaphora

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