cataphora
/kætəˈfɔɹə/
cataphora noun: the use of a pronoun, or other linguistic unit, before the noun phrase to which it refers, sometimes used for rhetorical effect.
Noun
cataphora (countable and uncountable, plural cataphoras)
- The use of a pronoun, or other linguistic unit, before the noun phrase to which it refers, sometimes used for rhetorical effect.
Antonyms of cataphora
Forms of cataphora
| plural | cataphoras |
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Origin of cataphora
From Ancient Greek καταφορά (kataphorá, “a downward motion”), from κατά (katá, “downwards”) + φέρω (phérō, “I carry”).
Words formed from cataphora
Questions about cataphora
- What does cataphora mean?
- Cataphora means the use of a pronoun, or other linguistic unit, before the noun phrase to which it refers, sometimes used for rhetorical effect.
- What part of speech is cataphora?
- Cataphora is a noun.
- How do you pronounce cataphora?
- Cataphora is pronounced /kætəˈfɔɹə/.
- What is the plural of cataphora?
- The plural of cataphora is cataphoras.
Words near cataphora in the dictionary
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