cataphora

[ kuh-taf-er-uh ]

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

/ 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

Derived Forms

• cataphoric, adjective

Other Words From

• cat·a·phor·ic [kat-, uh, -, fawr, -ik, -, for, -], adjective
• cata·phori·cal·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of cataphora¹

cata- + (ana)phora

Word History and Origins

Origin of cataphora¹

from cata- + Greek pherein to bear