cataphora

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Pronunciation

/kætəˈfɔɹə/ /kəˈtæfəɹə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-cataphora.wav

Word forms

cataphora cataphoras

Etymology

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

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