anaphoric

[ an-uh-fawr-ik, -for- ]

adjectiveGrammar.
  1. referring back to or substituting for a preceding word or group of words: anaphoric reference.

Origin of anaphoric

1
First recorded in 1910–15; anaphor(a) + -ic

Other words from anaphoric

  • an·a·phor·i·cal·ly, adverb

Words Nearby anaphoric

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How to use anaphoric in a sentence

  • There is also another kind of winter dial, called the anaphoric and constructed in the following way.

British Dictionary definitions for anaphoric

anaphoric

/ (ˌænəˈfɒrɪk) /


adjective
  1. of or relating to anaphorism

Derived forms of anaphoric

  • anaphorically, adverb

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