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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

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Other Word Forms

  • cataphoric adjective
  • cataphorically adverb

Etymology

Origin of cataphora

cata- + (ana)phora

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