cataphora

[ kuh-taf-er-uh ]

/ kəˈtæf ər ə /

noun Grammar.

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.

Words nearby cataphora

catananche, catania, catanzaro, cataphasia, cataphasis, cataphora, cataphoresis, cataphract, cataphracted, cataphylaxis, cataphyll

Compare anaphora.

Origin of cataphora

cata- + (ana)phora

OTHER WORDS FROM cataphora

cat·a·phor·ic

[kat-uh-fawr-ik, -for-] /ˌkæt əˈfɔr ɪk, -ˈfɒr-/, adjectivecat·a·phor·i·cal·ly, adverb

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British Dictionary definitions for cataphora

cataphora

/ (kəˈtæfərə) /

noun

grammar the use of a word such as a pronoun that has the same reference as a word used subsequently in the same discourseCompare anaphora

Derived forms of cataphora

cataphoric (ˌkætəˈfɒrɪk), adjective

Word Origin for cataphora

from cata- + Greek pherein to bear

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Medical definitions for cataphora

cataphora

[ kə-tăf′ə-rə ]

n.

Semicoma.

Somnolence marked by periods of partial consciousness.