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cataphora
(kə-tăfˈər-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.
Related Forms:
- catˌa·phorˈic (kătˌə-fôrˈĭk, -fŏrˈ-) adjective
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