cataphora

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Pronunciation

/kætəˈfɔɹə/

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/kætəˈfɔɹə/ · /kəˈtæfəɹə/

Definition of cataphora

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

(countable, rhetoric, uncountable)The use of a pronoun, or other linguistic unit, before the noun phrase to which it refers, sometimes used for rhetorical effect.

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From Ancient Greek καταφορά (kataphorá, “a downward motion”), from κατά (katá, “downwards”) + φέρω (phérō, “I carry”).

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