cataphora

American  

[kuh-taf-er-uh] / kəˈtæf ər ə /

noun

Grammar.

1. the use of a word or phrase to refer to a following word or group of words, as the use of the phrase as follows.

---

cataphora British  

/ kəˈtæfərə, ˌkætəˈfɒrɪk /

noun

1. grammar the use of a word such as a pronoun that has the same reference as a word used subsequently in the same discourse Compare anaphora

---

Other Word Forms

• cataphoric
  adjective
• cataphorically
  adverb

Etymology

Origin of cataphora

cata- + (ana)phora