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cataphora

[ kuh-taf-er-uh ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

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.

cataphora

/ ˌkætəˈfɒrɪk; kəˈtæfərə /

noun

See anaphora
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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Derived Forms

cataphoric, adjective

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Other Words From

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

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Word History and Origins

Origin of cataphora¹

cata- + (ana)phora

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Word History and Origins

Origin of cataphora¹

from cata- + Greek pherein to bear

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