Repetition vs. Anaphora

Repetition vs. Anaphora — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Repetition and Anaphora

Repetitionnoun

The act or an instance of repeating or being repeated.

Anaphoranoun

(rhetoric) The repetition of a phrase at the beginning of phrases, sentences, or verses, used for emphasis.

Repetitionnoun

(weightlifting): The act of performing a single, controlled exercise motion. A group of repetitions is a set.

Anaphoranoun

(linguistics) An expression that can refer to virtually any referent, the specific referent being defined by context.

Repetitionverb

To petition again.

Anaphoranoun

(linguistics) An expression that refers to a preceding expression.

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Repetitionnoun

an event that repeats;

the events today were a repeat of yesterday's

Anaphoranoun

(Christianity) 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

Repetitionnoun

the act of doing or performing again

Anaphoranoun

using a pronoun or other pro-word instead of repeating a word

Repetitionnoun

the repeated use of the same word or word pattern as a rhetorical device

Anaphoranoun

repetition of a word or phrase as the beginning of successive clauses

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