cataphora

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Synonyms: cataphor, cataphoria, cataphoric, anaphora, canephora

Antonyms: cataphor, cataphoria, cataphoric, anaphora, canephora

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|linguistics|rhetoric}} 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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