epanaphora

Etymology

(Traditional) Gk. epi, "upon, in addition" + ana, "up, again” + phero, “to bring, carry”

Synonyms, partial synonyms, and alternate spellings

adjectio, anaphora, epambasis, epibole, like sentence-beginnings, overlaid repetition, relatio, repeticio, repeticion, repetitio, repetitio crebra, the figure of report

Definition

The occurrence of at least one of the same lexemes at the beginning of different phrases or clauses.

Everyone knew they were Indian or not Indian regardless of what the rolls said or what the government said, it was a given or not a given.(Erdrich, 2020:407)

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