endophora
[ en-dof-er-uh ]
nounGrammar.
the use of a word or phrase to refer to something either preceding it or following it within a text or discourse; anaphora or cataphora.
Origin of endophora
1Other words from endophora
- en·do·phor·ic [en-duh-fawr-ik, -for-], /ˌɛn dəˈfɔr ɪk, -ˈfɒr-/, adjective
- Compare exophora.
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