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Portuguese
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἀναφορά (anaphorá).
Pronunciation
Noun
anáfora f (plural anáforas)
- (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/
- Rhymes: -afoɾa
- Syllabification: a‧ná‧fo‧ra
Noun
anáfora f (plural anáforas)
- (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.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- (linguistics) anaphora
- (Christianity) anaphora
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