Cataphora Definition
kə-tăfər-ə
noun
The use of a linguistic unit, such as a pronoun, to refer ahead to another unit, for example, the use of him to refer to John in the sentence Near him, John saw a snake.
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Other Word Forms of Cataphora
Noun
Singular:
cataphora
Plural:
cataphorasOrigin of Cataphora
From Ancient Greek καταφορά (kataphora, “a downward motion"), from κατά (kata, “downwards") + φέρω (pherō, “I carry").
From Wiktionary
cata– (ana)phora
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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