In ancient Egypt, the Sphinx is a male statue of a lion with the head of a human, sometimes with wings. Most sphinxes however represent a king in his appearance as the sun god.
An anacronym is an acronym or an abbreviation so old or familiar that no one remembers what its letters stand for, such as BASIC or COBOL . By the way, an acronym is not just any abbreviation. It's a word that is short for other words, usually using their initial letters.
(plural anaphoras or anaphors or anaphora). ( 1 rhetoric) The repetition of a phrase at the beginning of phrases, sentences, or verses, used for emphasis. ( 2 linguistics) An expression that can refer to virtually any referent, the specific referent being defined by context.plural anaphoras or anaphors or anaphora). ( 1 rhetoric) The repetition of a phrase at the beginning of phrases, sentences, or verses, used for emphasis. ( 2 linguistics) An expression that can refer to virtually any referent, the specific referent being defined by context.