anaphoric

[an-uh-fawr-ik, -for-]

adjective Grammar.

referring back to or substituting for a preceding word or group of words: anaphoric reference.

Origin of anaphoric

First recorded in 1910–15; anaphor(a) + -ic

Related formsan·a·phor·i·cal·ly, adverb

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Historical Examples of anaphoric

There is also another kind of winter dial, called the Anaphoric and constructed in the following way.
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British Dictionary definitions for anaphoric

anaphoric

adjective

of or relating to anaphorism

Derived Formsanaphorically, adverb

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Word Origin and History for anaphoric

adj.

1914, coined by Danish linguist Otto Jespersen (1860-1943) in the grammatical sense; see anaphora + -ic. In the sentence, "Here are some apples; take one," the one is anaphoric.