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Exophoria vs Anaphora - What's the difference?

exophoria | anaphora |

As nouns the difference between exophoria and anaphora

is that exophoria is (ophthalmology) a form of heterophoria in which there is a tendency of the eyes to deviate outward while anaphora is (rhetoric) the repetition of a phrase at the beginning of phrases, sentences, or verses, used for emphasis.

exophoria

English

Noun

  • (ophthalmology) A form of heterophoria in which there is a tendency of the eyes to deviate outward.
  • anaphora

    English

    Alternative forms

    * (plural of anaphora) anaphoras, anaphors * (plural of anaphor) anaphors

    Noun

  • (rhetoric) The repetition of a phrase at the beginning of phrases, sentences, or verses, used for emphasis.
  • (linguistics) An expression that can refer to virtually any referent, the specific referent being defined by context.
  • (linguistics) An expression that refers to a preceding expression.
  • English plurals
  • English plurals
  • Derived terms

    * anaphoric

    Usage notes

    * In linguistics, the terms (anaphor) and (term) are sometimes used interchangeably, although in some theories, a distinction is made between them. See .

    Hypernyms

    * (reference to something previously mentioned) endophora

    Coordinate terms

    * (reference to something previously mentioned) cataphora, exophora, homophora

    See also

    * ("anaphora" on Wikipedia) *