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exophora
[ ek-sof-er-uh ]
noun
, Grammar.
- the use of a word or phrase to refer to something in the extralinguistic environment, as that in Look at that, said by someone pointing to a sunset.
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- ex·o·phor·ic [ek-s, uh, -, fawr, -ik, -, for, -], adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of exophora1
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