anaphora
/əˈnæfərə/noun
उच्चारण अनैफ़र
आवृत्ति अलंकार (वाक्यों या पंक्तियों के आरंभ में एक ही शब्द की पुनरावृत्ति)
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[U, C] technical
the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of several lines, clauses or sentences that follow each other, used for emphasis
आवृत्ति अलंकार (वाक्यों या पंक्तियों के आरंभ में एक ही शब्द की पुनरावृत्ति)
- Churchill's 'We shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields' is a famous example of anaphora.
- Martin Luther King's repeated 'I have a dream' is a powerful use of anaphora.
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[U] grammar
the use of a word, especially a pronoun, that refers back to a word used earlier, so that it is not repeated
पूर्व-निर्देश (पहले आए शब्द की ओर संकेत करने वाले शब्द का प्रयोग)
- In 'Radhika said she would help', the pronoun 'she' is an example of anaphora.
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Do not confuse anaphora (repetition at the beginning of clauses) and epistrophe (repetition at the end of clauses, as in 'government of the people, by the people, for the people').
Anaphora (clauses के आरंभ में पुनरावृत्ति) और epistrophe (clauses के अंत में पुनरावृत्ति, जैसे 'government of the people, by the people, for the people') में भ्रम न करें।