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Anaphora (noun)
The repetition of a phrase at the beginning of phrases, sentences, or verses, used for emphasis.
“epiphora|epistrophe”
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Anaphora (noun)
An expression that can refer to virtually any referent, the specific referent being defined by context.
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Anaphora (noun)
An expression that refers to a preceding expression.
“endophora”
“cataphora|exophora|homophora”
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Anaphora (noun)
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
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Parallelism (noun)
The state or condition of being parallel; agreement in direction, tendency, or character.
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Parallelism (noun)
The state of being in agreement or similarity; resemblance, correspondence, analogy.
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Parallelism (noun)
A parallel position; the relation of parallels.
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Parallelism (noun)
The juxtaposition of two or more identical or equivalent syntactic constructions, especially those expressing the same sentiment with slight modifications, introduced for rhetorical effect.
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Parallelism (noun)
The doctrine that matter and mind do not causally interact but that physiological events in the brain or body nonetheless occur simultaneously with matching events in the mind.
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Parallelism (noun)
In antitrust law, the practice of competitors of raising prices by roughly the same amount at roughly the same time, without engaging in a formal agreement to do so.
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Parallelism (noun)
Similarity of features between two species resulting from their having taken similar evolutionary paths following their initial divergence from a common ancestor.
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Parallelism (noun)
The use of parallel methods in hardware or software, so that several tasks can be performed at the same time.