anaphora uh na fuh ruh n using a pronoun or similar word instead of repeating a word used earlier n repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses Usage(s) Or could it be that you meant "anaphora" as in "anaphora - repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses"? Which is it? Anyway, thanks for the (un-)intended . Synonym(s) epanaphora