Ĕp'a-năph'o-ră, n.

n. [Gr., from ἐπαναφέρειν, to throw back upon, from ἐπί, upon, and ἀναφέρειν, to bring or carry back, from ἀνά, up, back, and φέρειν, to bear.] (Rhet.) A figure of speech in which a word or phrase is repeated at the beginning of successive clauses; anaphora.